Vaccine dry run in Khammam successful

Collector RV Karnan said the dry run was meant to check the mechanisms laid out for Covid-19 vaccination rollout in the health system and to assess operational preparedness

Khammam: Covid-19 vaccination dry run was conducted successfully at 65 centres in erstwhile Khammam district on Friday. In Khammam the dry run was conducted at 35 centres. Collector RV Karnan along with Additional Collector (Local Bodies) Snehalatha Mogili visited the centres in Wyra and Konijerla mandals.

He inspected waiting rooms, vaccination rooms and observation rooms and checked the list of persons identified and registered for first phase vaccination. He said the dry run was meant to check the mechanisms laid out for Covid-19 vaccination rollout in the health system and to assess operational preparedness.

Similarly in Kothagudem, the mock drill was conducted at primary health centres (PHCs) in 23 mandals and seven sub-centres. District Collector MV Reddy visited a PHC at Chandrugonda in the district. For every centre 25 staff were deputed and the vaccine might be available in the district in a week’s time. In the first phase, around 13,000 health workers have been identified for vaccination, he informed.

Reddy dismissed the rumours that were doing rounds about the possibility of falling sick after taking the vaccine shot. He noted that there was no need to fear about the vaccination and it helps individuals fight the coronavirus.

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