Dry run of COVID-19 vaccination across all 33 districts in Assam on 8th January, Friday

In Assam, dry run of the COVID-19 vaccination will be held across the State on 8th of this month. Senior officials in the Health Department informed that previously dry run was conducted at Kamrup Metro, Nalbari and Sonitpur districts. The upcoming dry run will cover all the 33 districts.

Dry run is to be conducted at 3 health institutes in each district. A total of 25 beneficiaries will be invited to each centre.

Apart from the dry run, 3 days training to health workers will be given from tomorrow covering 12,000 nurses. So far 1.75 lakh frontline workers including health workers, ASHA and Anganwadi Workers have registered themselves for the COVID vaccination.

Administration of all the the Districts of Assam are now busy to implement this mock drill before actual vaccination which is likely to happen before 14th instant. A press release of DIPRO, Hailakandi states that, a District Task Force meeting on COVID-19 vaccination was held at DC’s conference hall chaired by Deputy Commissioner, Megh Nidhi Dahal on Wednesday.

Deputy Commissioner, Dahal urged the health officials and functionaries, Circle Officers and district officials to ensure that not a single health care worker is left out of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in the first phase, which will later include police and security personnel and senior citizens.
Joint Director, Health Services, Dr. Ashotosh Barman and District Immunisation Officer, RKT Rangmei disclosed that 3,502 health workers, doctors, nurses, Anganwadi helpers, Anganwadi workers and ASHAs have enrolled online for the COVID-19 vaccination and that the number might increase in the next couple of days. They revealed that 15 numbers of places have been identified for storage of vaccines.
The meeting decided to form a task force for inspection of cold chain points in every revenue circle comprising Circle Officer as Chairman, BPHC Incharge as Member Secretary, officials from PWD, APDCL and other line departments as members for smooth and hassle-free dry run of COVID-19 vaccination. A vaccination team consisting of health officials, security officer and verifier will also be constituted to oversee the whole exercise.