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Maharashtra to conduct COVID vaccine dry run in THESE districts on Jan 2

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Image Source : FILE Maharashtra to conduct COVID vaccine dry run in 4 districts on Jan 2
Maharashtra Health Department will conduct a dry run for the COVID-19 vaccine in 4 districts — Pune, Nagpur, Jalna, and Nandurbar districts on January 2, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope introduced on Friday. He additionally knowledgeable that every district may have three vaccination facilities with 25 individuals for vaccination at every middle. 
This resolution by the Maharashtra authorities comes after the Center had requested all States and UTs to make sure efficient preparedness for the vaccine rollout. Earlier on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry had introduced that the COVID vaccination dry run might be performed by all of the State and UT governments on January 2. 

According to the Union Health Ministry, the exercise is proposed to be performed in all State Capitals in at the very least three session websites. Whereas, some States will even embody districts which are located in tough terrain or have poor logistical help.
The authorities had earlier performed a two-day dry run in 4 states — Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, and Punjab. The COVID vaccination dry run was performed on December 28 and 29 as a step to prep up earlier than the precise factor takes off.
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