Saturday, 2 January 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Dry Run Held In Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A dry run to check the best way to vaccinate people against COVID-19 and plug loopholes in logistics and training was held in Srinagar on Saturday.

Nurses displaying the COVID vaccine kit during a dry run conducted by Health department Kashmir at UPSC Nishat on January 2, 2021. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur

This day-long drive will also test the operational feasibility in the use of CoWIN application in a field environment.

A health worker displaying the mobile application for COVID vaccine at UPHC Nishat on January 2, 2021.KL Image by Bilal Bahadur

Short for Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network, CoWIN is a digital platform to roll out and scale up the vaccination drive.

Health workers at UPSC Nishat in Srinagar after the dry run of Covid-19 vaccination on January 2, 2021.KL Image by Bilal Bahadur

The massive exercise comes a day after a panel of government-appointed experts recommended approval for the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by Serum Institute of India, to the regulator Drugs Control Authority of India.



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