Vaccination in Chennai continues to be steady

CHENNAI: Covid-19 vaccination in Chennai continues to move at a brisk pace.
Official data said on the CoWIN portal, more than 30,000 were vaccinated in the city on Saturday.
On Friday, around 28,000 had been vaccinated in the city, according to the portal.
The corporation sources said that there continues to be a good demand in the city for vaccines. “ We have opened adhoc centres, three each in every zone, for vaccination. These are in places with lot of space like schools and colleges, where people can sit maintaining proper social distancing,” an official said.
The civic body is also getting a lot of bulk vaccination requests from private companies and other entities in the city. “ However, supply continues to be a constraint. If we get a steady supply, vaccination can continue at the same pace,” the official said.
According to CoWIN statistics, a little more than 26 lakh have already been vaccinated in the city. Of this, around 6.11 lakh have taken both doses.
Demand is uniformly high across all age groups, the official said. “ Zones where population density is high, like Royapuram, Teynampet and Tondiarpet have the highest vaccination numbers,” the official said.
G Satish, of Shollinganallur in south Chennai, said based on his experience, hesitancy among people for vaccination had reduced which had contributed to the increase in demand. Vasanthi Kannan, of Kodambakkam zone, said in their division (134), there was always a crowd at the vaccination centres due to a shortage.