Vax turnout jumps to 81.5k as officials ramp up efforts

Teams Deployed To Check If Eligible People Have Received Jab

- Alok KN Mishra

New Delhi: A huge jump in the turnout for Covid-19 vaccination was witnessed in Delhi on Monday with 81,545 people turning up to get the jab till 6pm as against 59,125 on Sunday. The jump is largely driven by people belonging to the 45-59 years of age group who have been allowed to get the Covid shot from April 1.

Meanwhile, the district authorities have intensified their vaccination awareness campaigns throughout the city. Multiple teams of healthcare staffers — ASHA workers and civil defence volunteers — are visiting residential areas, including slums, to find out if the eligible people have received the jab. The teams explain to residents the process, stress upon the efficacy of the vaccine and how easy it is to get inoculated to guard themselves against novel coronavirus.