Spike in cases triggers rush for shots at vaccination centres in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 7

The recent spike in Covid patients and surfacing of three Omicron cases in the district has triggered the rush for vaccination in Ludhiana. Besides, ban on entry of unvaccinated persons in public places is also prompting people to go to vaccination centres for getting jabbed against virus.

The rush for getting vaccinated has increased manifold once again. Long queues are seen at vaccination centres these days. On Wednesday a glass of the door broke due to rush of people, who had come for vaccination, at the Civil Surgeon office. Today, 22,648 people were vaccinated, which include 536 in the age group of 15 to 18 years.

At present, a total of 50.77 per cent persons are fully vaccinated in the district. The district has crossed 100 per cent coverage for the first dose of vaccine.

Presently, 101.56 per cent people have received their first jab. On December 1, there were 42.75 per cent people, who were fully vaccinated and 97.72 per cent had received their first dose.

A city resident working in private sector said he got his first dose, but didn’t go for the second. “Now, that the government has made second dose of vaccination mandatory for entering public places so, I got my second dose yesterday,” he added.

The Civil Surgeon, Dr SP Singh said, “Now that cases have started increasing, people have once again coming for vaccination. We have been requesting people to get themselves vaccinated, but lately they didn’t care.”

“Huge rush is witnessed at vaccination centres these days. People are getting impatient. But as it is said, better late than never. It is good to see people coming for vaccination,” he added.