SunstarTV Bureau: Indian government is gearing up for roll-out of COVID19 vaccine across the country, ahead of new coronavirus strain’s havoc.
Till today, the State level trainings completed in all States and Union Territories with the participation of more than 7000 district level trainees, except Lakshadweep which will conduct it soon on 29th Dec, informed government of India
Dry run for vaccine administration will be conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab next week. This exercise will enable end-to-end mobilisation and testing of COVID-19 vaccination process (except the vaccine) and check the usage of Co-WIN.
Dry run for vaccine administration will be conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat & Punjab next week. This will exercise enable end-to-end mobilisation and testing of COVID-19 vaccination process (except the vaccine) and check the usage of Co-WIN: Govt of India https://t.co/N5T2M1vveA
— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2020
Earlier, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has put up an advertisement asking volunteers to enroll for Phase-3 clinical trial of indigenously developed Covid vaccine, COVAXIN. The last date of enrolment is December 31, 2020.
While India is getting ready to fight back COVID-19, the phase III clinical trial for indigenously-developed Bharat Biotech’s vaccine candidate COVAXIN is witnessing a shortage of volunteer participation, with a high refusal rate 70 per cent to 80 per cent, said by the medical officials.
(Source-ANI)
