<span style="color: #222222;">A Dry run of the Covid Vaccination was conducted in all 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This is aimed to test the planned operations and the laid out mechanisms for Covid-19 Vaccination and the process is going on at three locations in each District in the State. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This is also a move to test preparedness for vaccinating pre identified beneficiaries from specified groups supported by Co-WIN, an Electronic application.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Dry Run is going on smoothly in RIMS, Srikakulam , RIMS Ongole and other pockets in the State.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The DRY RUN which was carried out in Krishna District on trial basis on 28th and 29th December, has shown very encouraging results.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Exercise of Dry Run today is to verify factors such as creation of facilities and users on Co-WIN application, session site creation  and mapping of sites,  healthcare worker beneficiary data upload on co WIN, receipt of vaccines by the district and vaccine  allocation using Co- Win, deployment of team members, vaccine and logistics mobilisation at the site, mock drill of beneficiary  vaccination and reporting and review meetings at block,  districts and State and provide feedback to guide actions.<br />'' </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">For the preparedness and for the Dry Run, all the 13 District Collectors in the State conducted meetings on December 31st , where the three session sites and Team Members for the vaccination were identified and list has been  uploaded on the Co -WIN portal. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Thus, 25 Test beneficiaries, mostly health workers have been identified.</span><br />