Gurgaon: The city will set up 76 session venues for COVID-19 vaccination of 15 to 18-year-olds on the first day of the drive on January 3 (Monday). A total of 1.9 lakh children will get Covaxin jabs. Children born in 2007 or earlier will be eligible.
Recipients can self-register online or create a new account on the portal to book an appointment through an existing account on Co-Win. Online registration will be available from 1st January. Recipients can also go to session sites and register there by vaccinators.
Of the 76 session venues, 38 sessions will be held in government health facilities and 38 in private and government schools in Gurgaon. On 38 government sites, 50% slots will be reserved for online appointment and 50% for walk-in. In schools, however, only walk-in slots will be available on the first day.
Gurgaon’s Chief Medical Officer Virendra Yadav said, “All session sites have been asked to ensure that there is no mixing of vaccines.” The health department currently has 35,000 Covaxin doses and will receive more on Saturday, the official said.
There are 127 government and 232 private schools in Gurgaon. According to population estimates, there are about 7.5 lakh children between the ages of 6 and 18 in Gurgaon.
increase wax speed
Gurgaon is also witnessing an increase in the pace of vaccination. According to the data, on an average 15,000 vaccinations are being reported daily in the city for the last five days. The health department informed that more people are being vaccinated as the Haryana government has announced that after January 1 only vaccinated people will be allowed to venture into public places. Gave daily in the last five days,” Yadav said.
Meanwhile, 74 government vaccination sites will be made on Saturday. Of these, Covishield will be provided at 67 sites, Covaxin at six sites and Sputnik V at one place.
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