Covid vaccination dry run at 4 places in Wardha district tomorrow

Wardha: As a prelude to the much-awaited vaccination programme against Covid-19, the administration will be conducting a dry run at four places in the district on Friday as per the directions of the Union ministry of health and the state government.
The dry run will be held at 9am, for which the health department and district general hospital have done the arrangements, said civil surgeon Dr Sachin Tadas.
The centres include the district general hospital, rural hospital at Selu, primary health centre at Kharangana-Morangana in rural areas, and Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences at Sawangi (Meghe). The dry run will cover 25 beneficiaries at each centre.
Out of the 17,000 health workers targeted for the first phase of vaccination programme, the beneficiaries will be registered on Co-WIN app. They will be sent a message about where the vaccination will be done. After they are given the jab, beneficiaries will be asked to rest in a room.
The district health officer said that they would also investigate for any immediate side-effects.
District collector Vivek Bhimanwar will be monitor the process. He will note the difficulties faced in the process and accordingly inform the government, stated the district collector office.