The dry run for Covid vaccination is being conducted across India in 116 districts across 259 sites. Around 96,000 vaccinators have been trained for this, the Health Ministry had said. Of these, 2,360 participants have been trained in the National Training of Trainers and over 57,000 with district-level training in 719 districts.First and foremost, 2020 has shown that governments must increase investment in public health, from funding access to COVID vaccines for all people, to making our systems better prepared to prevent and respond to the next, inevitable, pandemic.
Investing in universal health coverage to make health for all a reality is a must.
It will take time to vaccinate everyone against COVID, we must keep adhering to tried and tested measures that keep each and all of us safe.
This means maintaining physical distance, wearing face masks, practising hand and respiratory hygiene, avoiding crowded indoor places and meeting people outside.
These simple, yet effective measures will save lives and reduce the suffering that so many people encountered in 2020.
We must commit to working together in solidarity, as a global community, to promote and protect health today, and in the future.
