Second dry run of COVID vaccination for the state of Goa was successfully conducted by Directorate of Health Services on 8th Jan 2021 from 10am to 12 pm. Planning, implementation , monitoring and evaluation of this dry run was done by cloud based IT solution in the form of COWIN portal application.
This dry run for COVID vaccination was done at 4 different vaccination sites each, in both the districts of Goa.
In South Goa, PHC Chinchinim, PHC Quepem, UHC Margao and Victor hospital from underwent Dry-Run. In North Goa PHC Candolim, CHC Valpoi, NGDH Mapusa and Manipal hospital underwent this exercise of dry run for covid vaccination.
25 beneficiaries from each of the public health centres and pvt hospital took part in the mock drill.
All the steps of actual vaccination process were followed as per MoHFW guidelines except that beneficiaries weren’t administered the COVID vaccine.
Eight state level officials from DHS supervised the drive in the field where as director DHS, CMO (FW), CMO (Immunization) monitored the program. The above mock drill was supported by Vaccine Cold Chain Managers from UNDP in both the districts.
Debriefing meeting was conducted at HQ DHS in the evening. This exercise of dry run of COVID vaccination was successfully implemented in both the districts of state of Goa and Total of 182 dummy beneficiaries were vaccinated and uploaded on the COWIN portal.