In Photos: India’s Covid-19 vaccination dry run across 259 centres

India's Covid-19 vaccination dry run program spanning 259 vaccination centers across 116 districts commenced on Saturday. Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan oversaw the proceedings at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital in Delhi. He also urged people to neglect all rumours regarding and encouraged active participation. Various state health ministers and governors also visited the vaccination centers in their respective states to oversee the progress. ...read more

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Hailed as world’s largest immunisation program, India’s Covid-19 vaccination dry run program commenced on Saturday. Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan encouraged active participation of the people. (Bloomberg)

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New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan visits Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital to review the dry run drill for administering Covid-19 vaccine. (twitter/@drharshvardhan)

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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also said that the dry run is being conducted in 259 centers spread across 116 districts in various states. (twitter/@drharshvardhan)

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Bihar’s state health minister reviews proceedings at the Phulwarisharif Primary Health Centre in Patna, Bihar. (twitter/@drharshvardhan)

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Nagaland’s dry run program begins at the School of Nursing, District Hospital Dimapur. (twitter/@drharshvardhan)

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District officials oversee Covid-19 vaccination dry run program at the Thirumazhisai Primary Health Centre at Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. (twitter/@airnewsalerts)

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Collector Ravindra Binwade, District Surgeon Dr. Archana Bhosale, District Health Officer Dr. Vivek Khatgaonkar along with Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope at vaccination center in Jalna district. (twitter/@rajeshtope11)

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Telangana governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan visits the Urban Health Centre (UHC) at Tilak Nagar, Hyderabad to interact with doctors and other officials. (twitter/@@DrTamilisaiGuv)

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Health workers conduct the Covid-19 vaccination mock drill and the dry run at Duttabad primary health center in Kolkata. (PTI)

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Covid-19 vaccination mock drill and dry run at Perrorkada district model hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. (PTI)

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Health professionals from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) take part in dry run or a mock drill for Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine delivery held for public health workers to conduct the vaccination programme at a health centre in Bengaluru. (AFP)

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A health worker attends to a participant in the Covid-19 vaccination mock drill and dry run at Government Sarwal Hosital in Jammu. (PTI)