Vaccination for 18-44 group sees good turnout at centres
The Hindu
Many who had not registered turned up
S. Murugan, 33, a resident of Srirampura in the city, turned up for the vaccination at the State-run K.C. General Hospital in the city on Monday morning hoping he would get a dose. Unaware that the inoculation for his age group was only for those who had registered and scheduled an appointment on the CoWIN portal, he returned disappointed. “I did not know that I had to register before coming here. My parents and neighbours had got vaccinated without any prior registration. The government should have allowed a similar system in our age group too,” he said. Dhanalakshmi G, 42, a Mathikere resident, too had a similar experience at K.C. General Hospital. “I waited in the queue for nearly an hour. And, finally when my turn came, I was told that I could not take the vaccine as I had not registered. Although I have a phone, I do not know how to do the registration and had assumed that I could enrol at the centre itself,” she said.More Related News