Covid Vaccination: Delhi govt allows walk-in vaccination for people above 45 years
The citizens of Delhi aged 45 years and above will be able to walk in to get vaccine jabs without the hassle of online registration.
New Delhi: Amid a shortage of vaccines in the national capital, the Delhi government has decided to allow walk-ins Covid-19 vaccination for people aged 45 years and above, and shift vaccination centres from hospitals to schools for this age group.
The decision was taken after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a review meeting on the ongoing vaccination drive in the city on the 13th of May.
“Now citizens aged 45 years and above will be able to walk in to get vaccine jabs without the hassle of online registration,” said Sisodia, who is also the nodal minister of the Delhi government for COVID management.
“After reviewing challenges of citizens with regard to internet accessibility and issues in registering online slots, we have made a decision to allow registration and walk-in vaccination at all vaccination centres of Delhi, for individuals above 45 years of age,” he said.
Sisodia said the Delhi government is planning to quickly scale up vaccination centres across the city, ensuring that they have all the required material to vaccinate a large number of people in a short amount of time. These centres will be open six days a week barring Sundays, he stated.
The Deputy CM said out of 57 lakh citizens above 45 years of age, 22 lakh have been vaccinated so far.
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