Fresh guidelines issued to streamline vaccination in Ernakulam
The Hindu
All online registrations for free vaccination suspended till further notice
Even as vaccination centres like the one at the Ernakulam General Hospital witnessed long queues on Friday, with people including elderly persons waiting for tokens to take their second dose, the district administration has issued new guidelines to streamline the process. Some who arrived at the General Hospital early in the morning and stood in line for a few hours, were turned away when tokens began to be issued. The hospital could administer 200 doses a day, and over 200 people had lined up. “Tokens were in fact issued to less than 200 people, since some doses were for those who had booked slots online. Although online bookings are not possible anymore, some bookings were already made well in advance and we cannot turn those beneficiaries away,” said a doctor at the hospital. The General Hospital will not have a COVID vaccination session on Saturday, since children’s immunisation sessions are scheduled for the day. All online registrations for vaccination have been suspended till further notice. People due for their second shot are being identified by ASHA workers and councillors, and these lists are being verified by health officials at the district level.More Related News