Udhagamandalam: The failure of Ooty Municipality officials to streamline the vaccination drive has hit senior citizens, which are made to wait in the queue for hours together but only to be sent back without analyzing them.
There are reports that city officials do not publish a wise token area, even though there are instructions in this matter from the district administration.
On Monday, city and health officials failed to arrange a crowd in three camps in Ooty, where vaccination for senior citizens is scheduled.
Senior citizens are made to wait in the queue along with other people and many of them are then sent back empty-handed.
Social distance is also not maintained during the drive.
In the press statement, the J innocent Divya district collector previously said 1,000 covishield doses were allocated to the city of Ooty and drive vaccination will be held in higher secondary schools, Sri Shanthi Vijai Girls’ Higher School and Middle School CSI Hobart on Monday.
There are indications that senior citizens and people who are due for second shots will be given preferences and at least 50% of the doses are intended for the same.
Kandasami, 74, told Toi, “I have waited in the queue for more than that.
Two hours.
There are no separate queues for senior citizens.
Officials at the vaccination center do not seem to be disturbed about it.” Mahalahakshmi, 62, sent back From Girls Shanthi Vijai high school, said he had gone to the Briek school to try his luck, but only to play.
Go around 1pm because the dose runs out at that time.
However, the people who emerged for the first dose they were inoculated at the Center.L Raman, who was waiting for the second dose of his jab, said, “More than 120 days have been abundant since my first vaccination dose.
Vaccination boost for senior citizens and those who wait doses The two they were not simplified.
“When contacted, Dr.
Sridhar, City Health Officer,” We have issued a token for 50% dose.
The others have to wait in the queue to be inoculated.
“However, it was found that there was no token that was released for anyone in advance.” .r hemanth, another resident, said, “Officials in vaccination centers did not follow district administrative instructions.”