Vaccine takers continue to decline in 18-44 age group

VADODARA: The downslide in the number of Covid-19 jabs taken by those in the 18 to 44 years age group in the city continued even on Friday. Against an availability of 20,000 vaccination slots only 11,008 people turned up.
The steady decline in numbers has been witnessed after the city witnessed the highest vaccination on 19,081 vaccines on May 29. It has been more drastic since Wednesday.
Officials said that at most session sites, vaccination was possible even if people decided to get registration just at the time when they get vaccinated. “This is as good as a walk in,” said an official.
The total number of voters in the five assembly seats in the city is being taken as a benchmark for vaccination of adults across all different categories. Officials said that this could be around 14 lakh. Even if one were to add those who did not have a vote in the city, the number would not rise significantly.
Sources said that some functionaries of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) have started suggesting that the civic body should start walk in vaccinations. An official said that while this may not have been formally announced, the situation was as good as walk in. The overall vaccination so far, however, is said to be satisfactory as officials believe that nearly half the adult population that is eligible for vaccination has taken at least one dose so far. Also, if a person has taken the first dose, he will take the second dose too.