Gurgaon: The first day of the booster drive dose for health care and frontline workers and senior citizens with comorbidity begins on a slow record on Monday.
The health department has prepared 13,000 doses for Monday – 8,000 for registered Cowin and 5,000 recipients for walk-in – but at the end of the day, only 2,489 people have emerged for Jab at 108 session sites.
Said the elderly was reluctant to leave the house because of a surge in case, health care and frontline workers were busy with Covid tasks.
In all districts, around 38,000 receivers are eligible for booster shots at this time – 800 covaxin and 37,200 covishield.
Virender’s Chief Medical Officer Yadav said, “People above 60 and have comorbidities not out of the house because of the increase in cases.
On the other hand, health workers and frontline workers throughout the city are involved in Covid tasks.” In most session sites who conducted teen vaccinations in the age group 15-17 and booster shots, there were separate counters.
For various categories.
“We have made a well-age and wise counters so there is no confusion.
Yes, the response is slow for the current booster dose because health care workers are busy managing covid patients.
For example, our staff handles cases, calling home insulation patients and vaccinated in all districts, “Dr.
Anshul Dalal from Wazirabad Primary Care Center.
Health care workers who took the third jambuan they had made a list for themselves so that their covid task was not hampered.
“Health care workers and front lines involved in managing Covid cases take Jab in a gradual way.
We have decided on our own.
Today, I took Jab and a colleague filling for me.
I will do the same for someone tomorrow,” Poonam said , a worker of Asha in Sector 31.Radha Chaudhary (47), a sanitation worker who had received his first puncture on January 16, got a booster shot on Monday.
“I didn’t deal with a problem with one of three shots.
But everyone had to follow the safety protocol even after taking a booster dose,” he said.
The elderly was reluctant to step out of their home.
Anup Mishra (65), however, is not among them.
“I came out of the house after almost a month, just to get a booster shot.
Fortunately, I don’t have Covid so far and I tried to make sure that I continued to stay away from the virus,” he said after taking Jab.MANY from senior citizens who took third jabs urging people another to get it too.
“Everyone must get a dose as soon as possible.
Low inpatient levels due to mass-scale vaccination throughout the country,” said Sunil Mathur (65), who was in Medanta-medicine.
Various government departments have established camps for frontline workers in their place.
“All departments have been told to ensure that the forefront workers who qualify for booster must reach the beginning,” said Yash Garg, deputy commissioner.
The doctor at a private hospital said the level of vaccination would increase in the coming days.
Gather Swadesh Kumar, the consultant and emergency department head at Narayana Hospital, said, “At the center of our booster dose, a total of 187 recipients receive booster shots.
None of them experienced all kinds of reactions.” Some private hospitals said they would increase the dose time.
“The prudential dosage of Covid Vaccines is an encouraging step.
Like other centers, we have started the prudential doses for health care workers and senior citizens with comorbidity.
This will definitely help the whole community to load the severity and spread of the virus,” said Dr.
Garg, Zonal Director of Fortis Hospitals.