dry run will be conducted by all the States and UT governments from Saturday.According to Union Health Ministry, the objective of the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine introduction is to "assess operational feasibility in the use of COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) application in field environment, to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges and guide the way forward prior to actual implementation".
This is also expected to give confidence to programme managers at various levels, it said.The activity is proposed to be conducted in all State Capitals in at least 3 session sites.