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Second dry run of COVID vaccination underway at 1200 centres across Telangana

In Telangana state, the second dry run of COVID vaccination has begun this morning at 1200 centres across the state. In Hyderabad, the dry run is being held at 260 centres in both Public and Private health care facilities. Senior officials in Public Health department informed that they are conducting the dry run to find out if there are any shortcomings and address them so that the issues do not arise when the vaccination programme really rolled out.<br />'' <br />''Most of the 1200 centres where the dry run is being held are primary health centres and rest of them include Government general hospitals, private hospitals besides all levels of public health facilities.<br />'' <br />''It may be recalled that the first dry run was held at seven centres in Hyderabad and Mahbubnagar districts in Telangana a week ago. AIR correspondent reports , the problems arise in enrolling beneficiaries of vaccination in 14 out of 33 districts in the state.<br />''Almost all major public and private healthcare facilities in Telangana state are taking part in today's COVID vaccine dry run just ahead of the actual vaccine roll-out expected to take place in the coming few days.<br />''<br />'' <br />''About 30 thousand health care workers and front line covid warriors besides a few citizens are taking part in the dry run. All the phases and processes of the vaccination are being tried out and monitored carefully in 1200 centres across the state including 260 centres in Hyderabad alone.<br />'' <br />''However, the public health authorities are trying to resolve the technical issues that cropped up relating to COWIN mobile app in several districts and the same has been brought to the notice of the Union Health Minister yesterday.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The state authorities are hopeful that the enrolment issues will be resolved soon as the final simulation of the vaccine roll-out is aimed at fine tuning existing systems laid out for efficient planning and management of the actual immunisation process.</span><br />

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