IN PICS: How India Is Gearing Up For Covid-19 Vaccine With Dry Run Of Inoculation Across Nation

A mock drill of the Covid-19 vaccination drive is being conducted across all states and Union Territories on Saturday. The drive will assess the ability and readiness to administer shots to hundreds of millions of people by testing the preparedness for the vaccine rollout. (Photo: ANI)

(Photo: ANI)

A mock drill of the Covid-19 vaccination drive is being conducted across all states and Union Territories on Saturday. The drive will assess the ability and readiness to administer shots to hundreds of millions of people by testing the preparedness for the vaccine rollout. (Photo: ANI)

Odisha: Mock drill is being conducted at 31 sites across the state. (Photo: ANI)

Odisha: Coronavirus vaccination dry run being conducted at Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar. (Photo: ANI)

Bengaluru: Covid-19 19 vaccination dry run underway at Primary Health Center in Kamakshipalya. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi: Dr. Harsh Vardhan overseeing the dry run drill in government-run Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Shahdara. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala: "Everything went smoothly. The exercise is being conducted in 4 districts," Kerala: State Health Minister KK Shailaja during her visit to dry run at Government Hospital.

Kerala: Kerala: Mock Covid-19 vaccination drive being conducted at Government Hospital, Peroorkada in Thiruvananthapuram.

West Bengal: Mock vaccination drive being conducted at Primary Healthcare Centre under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation in Kolkata. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi: "Beneficiaries will be given all information regarding the vaccine before it is administered. If any person shows serious reaction to vaccine, they can be shifted to casualty ward of the hospital. All beneficiaries registered through CoWIN,": Vaccination Officer, GTB Hospital, Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi: "I appeal to people not to pay heed to rumours. Ensuring safety and efficacy of vaccine is our priority. Different kinds of rumours were spread during polio immunisation but people took the vaccine & India is now polio-free,": Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said. (Photo: ANI)