India Kick-Starts Dry Run For COVID-19 Vaccine In 116 Districts

Gearing to launch mass vaccination drive, the Centre on January 2 began a dry run of COVID-19 vaccination programme in 116 districts across all states/UTs. The first national dry run will reportedly cover 16% of the 734 districts of India. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed that he would personally visit some centres in Delhi. Moreover, eying on the India's Drug Controller’s approval, the Serum Institute of India has already procured 100 million Covishield doses.