The district administration of Palghar in Maharashtra carry out an experiment, in which they use a drone to deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses in a remote village in a rugged terrain, its official said.
The experiment, which was successfully execute, is probably the first of its kind in the state.
District Collector Dr. Manik Gursal, who coordinate in the trial, Said :
“As part of the exercise, a batch of 300 vaccines was transport from Jawhar to Zaap village. The task, which would have otherwise taken more than 40 minutes, was complete in just a little over nine minutes. The vaccines were deliver at the local public health centre,”
The distance between the two points is around 20 kilometres, as per official.
District health officer Dr. Dayanand Suryavanshi Said :
“This will go a long way in the vaccination drive as the doses can now easily be sent to the doorsteps of those villagers, who find it difficult to reach the inoculation centres. To some extent, it will also help remove the misconceptions relate to vaccination from the minds of people,”.
District health officer Dr. Dayanand Suryavanshi said this could become possible with the help of private entities that came forward to help.
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