Kerala’s first drive-through vaccination centre a hit

4,000 slots for four days fully booked in capital city’s facility; people can undergo post-vaccination observation period in the vehicle itself

The State’s first drive-through vaccination centre got off to a rousing start at the Government College for Women here on Thursday. The round-the-clock facility that enables people to receive COVID-19 vaccine from their vehicles has found much acceptance. While all of the 500 vaccine doses allotted for the initial day were administered, 4,000 vaccination slots for the next four days were fully booked within 20 minutes of being opened on the CoWIN portal. Arranged on the spacious college campus, the centre has separate counters for verification, vaccination, and observation. While spot registration is not available at the centre, people can choose time slots from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.