3 centres clear vax dry run test in Yavatmal

Yavatmal: The Covid vaccination dry run at three centres in the district passed off without any glitches on Friday.
The mock exercise was carried out to train concerned personnel and plug loopholes in logistical and other arrangements. The mock drill at Yavatmal and Darwha centres was over in 3 hours, while the work at Savargad PHC was over in two-and-half hours.
As part of the dry run, for every centre, 25 persons each were informed by messages and all of them were present at their respective centres at the given time.
The exercise at Yavatmal centre was inaugurated by district collector in the presence of ZP CEO, SP, dean of GMCH, civil surgeon and district health officer.
While one centre was at civic health centre of Yavatmal civic body in the city, two were set up at the sub-district hospital at Darwha and primary health centre at Savargad village.
Civil surgeon Dr Tarangtushar Warey herself participated in the dry run and went through the three steps successfully. According to Dr Warey, actual vaccination will be done in four phases whenever the government announces the dates.
In the actual vaccination drive, all health workers will be covered under phase I, while front-line staffers will get the doses in the second phase. In the third phase, citizens above 50 years of age will be covered followed by general public in the fourth phase, said Dr Warey.
There are 110 government-centres and 205 private centres in the district from where 14,967 persons have been selected and their details posted on Co-Win app.