Cine-goers get the jab during break

80 people inoculated during novel vaccination drive

In an innovative attempt to reach the public, health officials conducted a COVID-19 vaccination camp at a cinema in the city on Saturday. A total of 80 people were given Covishield shots during a movie break in the cinema in an attempt to cover people spending time in indoor spaces. Mohammed A. Hakkim, Emergency physician and in charge of the vaccination drive in the city, devised the plan to visit the cinema on Saturday afternoon to vaccinate people on site. “When we approached the theatre management, they happily obliged. They said that around 200 people visit the theatre on weekends. It was not a planned vaccination camp, but we set out to vaccinate whoever was willing to do it,” Dr. Hakkim said.