Covid-19: People queue up for jabs before daybreak in Jaipur

JAIPUR: Long queues of beneficiaries can be seen since early in the morning at vaccination centres across the state, as many rush to get their shot against Covid. Yet, some have to wait till the next day to get their first or second dose.
On Friday, the state received 6,36,150 doses. Authorities of the health department stated that they are expecting a good supply in the remaining 10 days of the month. On Friday, 3,07,780 people received the jabs at various centres across the state.
TOI visited various centres early morning, where people were seen queued up to get the vaccine shots since 5.30am.
“My second dose is due since August 16. I came on Wednesday but could not get it. Hopefully, I will get it today,” said Raunak Singh(19) who is pursuing B.Tech and was seen in the queue at a vaccination centre at Kanata Chauraha of Jhotwara.
Like Singh, there were several others in the queue since 5.30am, even as they would come to know about the availability of the vaccines around 10am.
“ Ab lagwani to hai hi, isliye thoda time bhi lage to kya (We have to get the shot anyway, so if it takes time so be it),” said Sushant Roy, a 45-year-old man at a vaccination centre near Vaishali Nagar. Though the supply of vaccine has been regular in past one week, the number of those whose second dose is due is very high. “We had placed a requirement of nearly 80 lakh doses to the Centre for August. Hopefully we will get them,” said an officer with the health department.
Meanwhile, on Friday 3,07,780 people got the jabs, out of which 2,22,120 got their first dose, while 85,660 got their second dose. “Till date, 94,56,739 beneficiaries in the state have received both the doses. We have received 6,36,150 doses of Covishield which are now in the process of distribution,” said Dr Raghuraj Singh, nodal officer, vaccination.