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Covid vaccine in India: 2-day dry run for vaccination in four states to start tomorrow
dry run starting tomorrow for the largest and most ambitious mass immunisation programme in its history.The dummy vaccination exercise, which will continue for two days, will be carried out in two districts in each of these four states — Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, and Assam — on 28 and 29 December.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in a statement, said that detailed training modules had been developed for different categories of vaccine handlers and administrators including medical officers, vaccinators, alternate vaccinators, cold chain handlers, supervisors, data managers, ASHA coordinators and others involved in the implementation process at various levels.A detailed checklist has been prepared by the Union Health Ministry