The total number of active Covid cases in India now stands at 2,47,220. So far, 99,27,310 recoveries have been reported, according to health ministry data.
Drawing on experience of measles rubella campaign of 2017, govt estimates it could take between one-two months for states to complete the 30 crore targeted Covid vaccinations.
In its Covid vaccine communication strategy, the govt highlights steps to address vaccine eagerness, hesitancy and crisis emerging from Adverse Event Following Immunisation.
States will be asked to identify two sites in their capital cities and conduct a dry run there to check the level of preparedness of Covid vaccine rollout, health ministry officials say.
CCMB director Rakesh Mishra tells ThePrint India could see a spread of the Covid strain up to secondary and territory levels as all UK returnees have not been traced yet.
An increasing number of fixed dose combination drugs is not desirable in the overall public interest and welfare, says the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority.
The dry run is to test functionality of Co-WIN, the website for monitoring vaccine delivery, deployment of teams, cold storage, transportation and other protocols.
The number of people who have recuperated from the virus surged to 97,82,669, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.83%, while the Covid case fatality rate stands at 1.45%.
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