GURUGRAM: Folks from the 18 and age group on 2 wheelers made a ruckus in the’Drive During Vaccination’ push in Gurugram on Saturday when they came to know that the effort was held just for car occupants.
The driveway, which was coordinated from the district health department in affiliation with Parkand MGF Mega city mall, which was held in the mall parking lot.
The 18 and age group individuals who attained that the vaccination venue on 2 wheelers held a demonstration for about half an hour beginning at approximately 11 after they had been denied entrance in the mall assumptions as the vaccination drive was organised just for individuals coming around four wheelers.
“This was the very first’Drive During Vaccination’ push for its very first dose of Covishield to get 18+ age number of individuals that was organised in the MGF Mega City ferry parking lot on Saturday situated about the Mehrauli-Gurugram Road at Gurugram.
Throughout the driveway just 500 free slots have been offered on a first come first serve basis,” a health official said.
The protesters alleged they queued outside the mall because early afternoon and weren’t informed at the time that the driveway was organised just for car owners.
“Not one of the health division organizers and officials had advised us that the individuals who arrived on foot and also in both wheelers won’t be vaccinated.
The men and women who do not possess four wheelers, do not possess the right to reside or take medicine?” said a protester.
But following the intervention of the Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr.
MP Singh, who’s also an immunisation officer at Gurugram, the protesters were pacified.
Singh who attained the vaccination spot promised the protesters out of Monday (May 31), the 18+ age band individuals will be vaccinated in the government’s main medical care centers via walk-in.
“I’ve assured the folks that out of Monday that the 18+ age class individuals will acquire Covid jabs without lottery booking.
No slot booking needed only walk in.
Throughout the following (drive-through vaccination) we shall definitely mention that the driveway was especially ordered for four wheelers since after vaccination the recipient must wait half an hour to the place as monitoring period,” Singh told IANS.
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