A journey of 70 km to get the COVID-19 vaccine

One resident of Tiruppur travelled to a rural primary health centre to get his vaccine as private hospitals had run out of stocks and there was a huge crowd at the government hospital

For 47-year-old Raghu (name changed on request) a resident of Tiruppur, taking the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine turned out to be challenging, as private hospitals had run out of stocks and there was a rush at the Tiruppur Government Hospital. Since Raghu has to often travel on work to other districts and did not want to take a risk with his health, based on a suggestion from a relative,he decided to try getting the vaccine at a rural primary health centre. He decided to drive down to a rural areas. He stopped at a PHC near Dharapuram, over 70 km from Tiruppur. There was no one there except the doctor and a healthcare worker and vaccines were available. He gave his Aadhaar card, registered and got his first dose.