Noida: For another day, there is no slot available for walk-in vaccination centers in Noida government.
Officials claim that the decision was taken for better crowd management.
In addition, residents say that even online slots are almost not available during the day.
They cannot order slots in government centers because most of the larger centers are still fully booked.
Most of them did not realize that the online slot was open around 6pm and was booked quickly.
Even for those who know, the process is a race against time.
“It’s like ordering train tickets.
If you don’t order in the first 10 minutes, the slot is taken.
I have to keep trying for three days before getting a slot.
It’s even more difficult for those who are not good at handling the internet or smartphone.
My maid complained that the nearest center It hasn’t allowed it for the past week, “said Ramita Relanda, a resident of sector 74.
Meanwhile, officials claimed that there was no vaccine due to more than 20,000 doses of each covishield and covaxin available in the district.
More than 500 slot opened for Friday in the centers of larger ones, including the District Hospital, PGI children, GIMS, and all CHCs.
However, everything is available through online bookings.
According to Dr.
Neeraj Tyagi, district immunization officer, “When we continue to walk, the crowd becomes out of control for the staff in the center.
It’s only a strategy to ensure that fewer people appear at a time and social distance are maintained.
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“Medical officers and local staff argue that when the higher number of doses is available, at least some slots must be abandoned for walk-in which clusts in the center.
However, district officials have decided the opposite.
State officials say that the drive needs to be set in Noida.
“Noida has vaccinated more than 80% of the population but the crowd is still large.
This even though we estimate high migration populations in the city.
This is mainly because some people from the East Delhi area come for vaccination,” said Dr.
Ajay Ghai.
He said that due to sufficient doses available, people had to wait their turn and get vaccinated as soon as they got the chance.