Test of citizens’ patience first at many Rajkot vaccine centres

Rajkot: The administration seems to have majorly bungled up the vaccination process in Rajkot with hundreds of citizens from all age groups are left waiting in despair for hours almost everyday to get a jab at these centres.
On Sunday, 50 people living in Rajkot city and hailing from Kherdi village on Ahmedabad highway had to return disappointed as stocks got over at the primary health centre of the village. These people had registered themselves on the CoWin application and booked slots, but were told there were no vaccines when they reached the health centre.
“We rebooked another slot at health centre of Navagam village, but there too vaccines were not available,” said Ashok Patel, a native of Kherdi village. Patel had gone with his entire family to the health centre. “Our entire morning was wasted,” he said.
In Rajkot city too, the situation is no different. At Shiv Shakti colony in ward 10, people queued up outside the government primary school from 7 am to get the token. The centre opened three hours later to give out the tokens. Once 200 jabs, 100 for 45 years and above and the rest for 18 to 44 years are administered, the remaining people have to go again the next day.
“For the last eight days I have been visiting this centre, but there is no planning at all. The paid facilities too are not getting the vaccine stock otherwise I could have gone there,” Dilip Basiya, who is in construction business.