Corona vaccination drill conducted in all 8 NE states

Guwahati/Agartala/Imphal, Jan 2 : A drill for vaccination against coronavirus was conducted on Saturday in all eight north-eastern states, as part of the nationwide drill across the country, officials said.
The first such drill was held on December 28 and 29 in two north-western districts of Assam — Sonitpur and Nalbari — along with many districts in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat.
According to health officials, the vaccination drill was held in Kamrup Metro district of Assam, apart from at least two districts each in other north-eastern states.
Assam’s National Health Mission (NHM) Director Lakshmanan S said that the dry run was a success at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Sonapur Civil Hospital, and Khanapara State Dispensary.
“The aim is to find out our preparations for the actual drive and to plug any loopholes in the system before the vaccine is administered to the people,” the NHM officer told IANS on phone.
In Tripura, NHM Director Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal said that the drill was carried out at the Indira Gandhi Memorial State Hospital in Agartala and two primary health centres in west Tripura district.