Heavy rush at vaccination centres

80% administered second dose of vaccine in each centre

Vaccination centres in various parts of the district witnessed heavy rush on Thursday. A majority of the 118 public health institutions, where COVID-19 vaccine was administered, saw people queuing up at 5.30 a.m. With the health authorities allocating only 100 doses for most hospitals, the police had to step in to disperse crowds at various places, including Vizhinjam. Several hundreds thronged the family health centre in Punnakulam. While vaccine was administered on the basis of tokens distributed, 80% of the beneficiaries received their second doses in each centre.