Nagpur: As the third dose, it is called official prevention dose, available for health care, frontline workers and senior citizens (over 60 years) from Monday, as many as 2,076 (elderly 1,264, health workers 110) take booster piercing on the prime day in the city .
Most of them take Covaxin.
This number is set to increase in the next two weeks because more people will qualify.
Even for those above 60, a 9-month gap or 39 weeks must be from the date to get the second dose.
Vaccination for senior citizens began on March 1 last year.
Initially, the gap between the first and second dose was 28 days.
Then, it increases to 90 days for covishield.
As a result, many of which took the first dose in the first week of March 2021 had to delay their second dose for May.
Their turn for the third dose will come at the end of January or February 2022.
However, most doctors, health workers and frontline workers, who have taken their first dose in January 2021 and second in February 2021 qualified for booster.
Politicians, including Guardian Minister Nitin Raut, took a dose of booster and appealed to all senior citizens who qualified to get the third dose as early as possible.
“I am happy that the booster dose is now available in Nagpur.
We do not have a lack of vaccines at all.
Slots are available online.
The process is very simple.
So, I appeal people to be vaccinated,” said Raut.
Maharashtra Vice President Medical Council (MMC) Dr.
Vinky Rughwani is one of the initial bird doctors who get a booster dose.
“Doctors and health workers do understand the importance of the third dose, but my attraction will especially for senior citizens.
They must advance to booster.
This will ensure their safety in the third wave and even further,” said Dr.
Rughwani.
Many senior citizens make it a point to take the third dose on Monday saying they receive an SMS notification on their cellphones.
“I have taken the first dose in the first week of March.
When I got an SMS, I ordered a slot yesterday and get a booking easily,” said Mandakini Shende, a retired teacher.
“The third dose will bring additional security,” he said.
A total of 188 seniors took the 3rd dose in the GMCH.
The highest 288 took a booster shot at an expensive diagnostic center.
At Laxmi Nagar, seniors were seen marching at the Ganesh Mandir Library while Tilak Vidyalaya in Dhantoli resolved vaccination 133 elderly residents.
Many senior citizens visit vaccination centers only to ask when they will qualify for booster.
“I was infected in the second wave on April 2021 as soon as I took my first dose.
I recovered, but according to the guideline, I was told to delay the second dose until July.
Now, I will qualify only in April 2022.
Officials made it clear to me day This, “said Manohar Diwan from Laxmi Nagar.
Boost is a secret …
sms notifications come on registered mobile numbers after your turn comes if you miss an SMS notification, you can check your status on your Cowin platform simply check your second dose date on a vaccine certificate and count 9 months or 39 weeks Covishield and Covaxin is available and there is no shortage of vaccines that have co-morbidities and chronic diseases must take a vaccine on the advice of their third dosage will be the same vaccine with the first and second doses