With more than 10 million infections in total, India is the second worst affected country in the world, even though the number of daily cases has steadily declined over the past three months. The trial will take place through four key steps, which will be closely monitored by the central government:
1. Each district will receive the mock vaccination for 100 recipients from the nearest depot.
2. The temperature will be monitored during the journey of the vaccine from the warehouse to the place of vaccination.
3. Previously, an SMS will be sent to the beneficiaries with the name of the vaccinator and the time of the vaccination.
4. Each recipient must sit for 30 minutes after receiving the injection; if an adverse event occurs, its administration will be tracked through the central server.
The test aims to test the country’s flagship vaccine delivery IT platform Co-Win at every stage, Indian Express quoted its sources as saying.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has finally signed a massive $ 900 billion stimulus bill, in a much-sought boost for millions of Americans and businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The package “providing emergency response and relief from coronavirus” is part of a broader spending bill that, with Trump’s signature, will prevent a government shutdown on Tuesday.
For days, Trump refused to put his signature on the aid package overwhelmingly approved by Congress after months of negotiations, calling it “disgraceful.”
But in his statement, Trump continued to push for the $ 600 direct payments to U.S. taxpayers detailed in the bill to be more than tripled, arguing that the legislation included overspending on unrelated programs. He has not said why he waited until the bill was passed to make his views known.
President-elect Joe Biden, who will be sworn in on January 20 after beating Trump in the November elections, had warned on Saturday of “devastating consequences” if the president continued his refusal.
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