Vaccine dry run to be performed Pan-India from Jan 2, Govt to obtain 83 crore syringes

New Delhi: A dry run for Covid vaccine might be performed by all of the State & UT governments on 2nd Jan 2021. The exercise is proposed to be performed in all State Capitals in no less than 3 session websites, some States may also embody districts which are located in tough terrain/have poor logistical help, introduced Government of India
With the target of gearing up for the roll-out of COVID19 vaccine throughout the nation, the Central Government has requested all States and UTs to make sure efficient preparedness for the vaccine rollout, Government of India mentioned
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan right now chaired a high-level assembly to overview the preparedness at session websites for COVID-19 vaccination with Pr. Secretaries (Health), NHM MDs and different well being directors of all States/UTs by way of video convention, Govt of India knowledgeable.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan right now chaired a high-level assembly to overview the preparedness at session websites for COVID-19 vaccination with Pr. Secretaries (Health), NHM MDs and different well being directors of all States/UTs by way of video convention: Govt of India https://t.co/wtkAdgszGL
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2020

Govt positioned orders for procurement of 83 crore syringes for COVID vaccination
In anticipation of the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccine, the federal government has positioned orders for procurement of almost 83 crore syringes for use for coronavirus vaccination and the Universal Immunization Programme, an announcement from the Union Health Ministry knowledgeable on Thursday.
According to the assertion, bids have been invited for 35 crore extra syringes and as many as 36,433 ventilators have been delivered to authorities hospitals throughout the nation within the final 9 months, with the fee starting from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, significantly cheaper than the Rs 15 lakh price ticket in February-March.
“This is important because from the independence of the country till pre-COVID times, all the public health facilities in the country had only about 16,000 ventilators but in less than 12 months 36,433 ‘Make in India’ ventilators have been supplied to all the public health facilities,” the assertion mentioned.

It additionally famous that in the beginning of the pandemic within the nation, virtually all of the ventilators, PPE Kits, and N-95 Masks have been imported, and there have been no commonplace specs for these merchandise that are important within the battle towards the pandemic.
“The Central Government recognized the challenges posed by the pandemic in the very initial stages and successfully ensured more than adequate availability and supplies of essential medical items,” the assertion mentioned.
It additional added that from a minuscule home PPE-kit manufacturing capability in March, India had now change into the world’s second-largest producer, with a manufacturing capability of greater than 10 lakh PPE coveralls per day.

“There are already nearly 1,700 indigenous manufacturers and suppliers. Nearly 170 lakh PPE kits have been distributed free of cost and the buffer stock of PPE kits available with the Central and State Governments has grown from about 2 lakh in March to more than 89 lakh at present. The average price to has come down substantially from nearly Rs 600 to about Rs 200 per kit in nine months,” it mentioned.
Similarly, until March, there have been solely three suppliers of N-95 masks able to producing 1 lakh masks per day. But with over 3,000 producers now, the home manufacturing capability has risen to greater than 8 lakh N-95 masks per day. These are additionally being exported from India in giant portions and over 4 crore have been distributed freed from price to completely different states.
“The average prices of masks have dropped from about Rs 40 in March to Rs 12 per mask during the same period,” it added.