Day 2: No vaccination camp held in Ludhiana

Manav Mander
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, July 1

For the second day today, no vaccination camp was held as the district is running out of vaccine stock. People were seen making rounds of session sites to enquire about the status of vaccine.

With universities being allowed to open, many students who were reluctant for getting the jab earlier are now making rounds to get themselves vaccinated as only those who had at least one vaccine shot will be allowed to attend the classes. Besides, those who want to go abroad for study/work are also eagerly awaiting for the vaccine stock to arrive in the district.

A student who has to move to Canada for further studies and has finished all other formalities is waiting for his vaccination to proceed his case further.

“It has been couple of days that I am making rounds for getting myself vaccinated. When the stock will arrive, there will be a huge rush and I am just hoping to get my second dose so that I can pursue my case,” he said.

A university student said though other members of his family got themselves vaccinated, she was waiting as she was not going out of house frequently.

“Now that universities are allowed to open, I want to get myself vaccinated. But now the district is out of stock,” said Suchi, a university student.

Meanwhile, 60,000 doses of the Covid vaccine are arriving in Ludhiana on Friday and the administration will carry out a mega vaccination drive on Saturday and Sunday in every nook and corner of the district to cover all beneficiaries.

Civil Surgeon Kiran Gill said 60,000 doses of the life-saving jab would arrive in Ludhiana on July 2 which would be utilised in the two-day mega vaccination drive on July 3 and July 4.

She said vaccine was the only way to return to normalcy and the district administration would leave no stone unturned by vaccinating every eligible persons before the advent of the expected third wave.

Dr Gill said special camps would also be organised for international students where they could get the jab by showing visa, passport, college admission and other requisite documents.