NEW DELHI : India’s first drones to deliver covid-19 vaccines are expected to take off in Telangana in the next two to three weeks, an executive working on a pilot project said, ferrying a total of 10,000 vials from a central location to primary health centres nearby.
During the trials, which are likely to be conducted in the next two to three weeks, seven consortiums will deliver vaccines, emergency medicines and blood from district headquarters at Vikarabad to primary health centres within a 15km radius, said S. Vijay, chief operating officer of Skye Air Mobility, which is part of one of the consortiums conducting the trials. The other partners in the consortium are BlueDart, Med-Express and Dunzo.
