If you choose Covaxin, you will be able to travel on the local train right after 45 days, but in the case of the covishield, it can take 99 days after the state government ‘broke the’ modified ‘chain guidelines cleaning the deck for local train trips in Mumbai, requests for Covaxin suddenly increased.
Under this guideline, citizens who have completed at least 14 days after being given the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be eligible for the e-pass facility to travel on the local train from August 15.
The same requirements apply to shopping for malls.
According to Dr.
Rahul Ghule, who runs some rupee clinics at the Suburban train station, the question for Covaxin suddenly increased after the guidelines were issued.
Not only Dr.
Rahul Ghule but another doctor, in the last three days, more than one lakh people who have completed both doses that bought monthly season tickets for trips on the local train that will start services from August 15.
Who oversees the vaccination of a large private hospital program in the city, “after the new guidelines were issued by the state government, demand for Kovagin increased due to less time lag between the dose.” “If you choose Covaxin, you will be able to travel on the local train right after 45 days, but in the Covishield case, it will take at least 99 days,” he said.
The minimum gap between two covaxin doses is only 30 days but in the case of covishield, beneficiaries need to wait at least 84 days for their second dose.
“Travel with local trains will be permitted for frontline health workers, important service workers and citizens who have received a dose of Covid vaccine and have completed 14 days after the second dose,” read orders issued by Sitaram Kunte, head of the Secretary of State.
This guideline will take effect from August 15.
“All shopping centers in the state are allowed to remain open until 10pm, provided all residents enter the mall and all employees, including managers and household staff, has a valid covid vaccination.
Certificates have received the second dose and 14 days must pass since The second dose of the covid vaccine.
All customers need to show their last Covid vaccination certificate with evidence of photo identity at the entry point of the mall, “the Order said.
In the past three days, more than one lakh had completed the two doses that bought monthly season tickets for trips on the local train that would start the service starting August 15.
According to the data provided by BMC until 10 August 2021, only 5.24 lakh doses of covaxin are managed in the city, while 71.11 doses of lakh covishield are given in the same period.
Of this number, 16.94 Lakh receivers from Covishield completed both doses.
However, until August 10, only 2.14 recipients of Lakh Covaxin completed both doses.
How to get an e-pass online? The Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the Maharashtra government has developed a web link to provide e-passes to employees and residents who work in important services.
Using the same web link, e-passes will now be available for general citizens, they are fully vaccinated and have completed 14 days after the second dose, for the suburban train trip Mumbai.
Mumbaikars can now get the ‘Universal Travel Pass’ using the Link https://epassmsdma.mahait.org.
This web link will be available in all web browsers.
The e-pass must be stored on the cellphone and after showing the e-pass in the ticket window at the Suburban train station, residents will get a monthly travel line directly from the train.
Therefore, offline verification will not be needed at the train station, if the universal online e-pass is obtained.