Only two session sites for Covaxin, Ludhiana residents harried

Manav Mander

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 30

Residents wanting to get the second dose of Covaxin are a harried lot these days as only two session sites are left for its administration. Unaware of where to get the vaccine, people are visiting various session sites across the city while the vaccine is being administered only at Civil Surgeon’s Office and Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC), Model Town.

Kokila’s second dose is due since two weeks. She got her first dose from UPHC, Sunet, and is visiting the same to get her second dose but in vain.

“Earlier, the staff asked me to enquire after a few days, but now I am being told to go to Model Town for my second dose. It is not possible for me to go there. Sunet is close to my home but going to Model Town means both me and my husband will have to take half day leave, which is not possible. Now I don’t know how will I complete my vaccination,” Kokila said.

Sarita, another city resident, rued that she got her vaccination from UPHC, Bhagwan Nagar, but now they did not have the vaccine stock. “I have visited the health centre but the staff is not able to answer my queries regarding availability of the vaccine,” she said.

Pankaj Sethi, a businessman, said “The department should have administered only Covishield. I got Covaxin and now it is not available at the site near me. I cannot travel with Covaxin as it is not approved by the WHO and on the other hand, I have not even completed my vaccination. The situation is proving to be double whammy for me”.

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