89-year-old doctor takes vaccine

Vadodara: At a time when many are sceptical about taking the Covid-19 vaccine, 89-year-old Dr Rohit Bhatt set an example on Thursday by taking the shot. Bhatt is a gynaecologist who still practices.
Bhatt was inoculated at the Bhailal Amin General Hospital (BAGH) where a vaccination drive was organised by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC). He is a consultant with the hospital and is the eldest person to be vaccinated in the city and probably the state so far.
Speaking after being vaccinated, Bhatt said that the pandemic had instilled fear in the minds of people, but they should not be afraid of the vaccine.“I believe we can defeat Covid-19 with the vaccine. We should all take the vaccine,” he said. After undergoing the observation period as per vaccination guidelines, Bhatt said that he had not observed any side effects so far.
Besides Bhatt, trustee of BAGH, Barkha Amin, also took the vaccine. She said that she did so to encourage other Corona warriors to take the vaccine. “We have fought against the disease together and I decided to take the vaccine with them to motivate them to do so,” she said.
The vaccination drive in the city was held at six private hospitals on Thursday. The number of vaccinations on Thursday surpassed the target with 611 persons being vaccinated against a target of 600. The drive was held at Rhythm Hospital, Bankers’ Heart Institute, Vinayak Hospital, Savita Hospital and Pranayam Hospital. Except for Vinayak Hospital and Savita Hospital, the number of vaccinations at all other hospitals exceeded the target of 100 vaccinations at their centres.