At vax centres, people flirt with virus danger

Mohali: Covid norms were being flouted at vaccination centres despite administrative officials as well as cops monitoring the sites.
Team TOI found people interacting with each other and not maintaining any distance while standing in queues. This was the scene at a community centre in Phase VII on Wednesday. Mayor Amarjit Singh alias Jeeti Sidhu had organised the camp in which 700 people were vaccinated.
Social distancing was given a toss, as people shook hands and chatted with each other while they waited for their turn in queues.
Kirandeep Kaur, a resident of Phase VII, said, “Though the move is appreciable, no one here is adhering to the Covid protocol. Neither any of the health officials nor the police staff are checking people standing close to each other.”
People also complained they were made to wait for over three hours.
Kushdeep Singh, another resident, said, “We came here at 10.30 am. After getting walk-in registration, we had to wait for three hours before to get vaccinated. Doctors had no reason to make us wait and give vaccination to those who came with recommendations.”
A total of 7000 vaccinations were administered on Wednesday.