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Pune, Nandurbar, Jalna & Nagpur to hold vax drills

Pune, Nandurbar, Jalna & Nagpur to hold vax drills
Pune: The state is set to carry out vaccination dry runs in the districts of Pune, Nandurbar, Jalna and Nagpur on January 2. The move is part of the nationwide drills that are being held to test the inoculation process ahead of mass drives later this year.
State health minister Rajesh Tope, who announced the dry runs, said the four districts were selected to check preparedness levels.
“The state is ready with vaccinators and facilities,” he added.
This week, the states of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab held their own vaccination dry runs. The drills practice transport of an ‘approved shot’ to a designated site, the arrival of beneficiaries and uploading of dosage details onto the CoWin app — all without an actual vaccine.
The Centre had asked states to pick their capitals for the dry runs, but state health officials said regions here were selected based on specific features. “Nandurbar was picked because of difficult terrain and spotty internet connectivity. Nagpur was selected because it has a good mix of urban and rural areas,” said principal secretary Dr Pradeep Vyas.
The states that conducted dry runs have provided feedback. “We will do the same,” said Dr Vyas.
At each vaccination site, monitors will be present to oversee the sessions.
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