Fake COVID-19 vaccination camps across the country are becoming a threat to the fight against the virus. While a number of arrests have been made in connection with these unauthorized camps in major cities, Kolkata has now witnessed one such incident. A man was booked on thanks to actor-MP Mimi Chakraborty’s initiative.
I was approached by a man who introduced himself as an IAS officer and said he was running a special drive for transgenders & specially-abled persons and requested for my presence,” Mimi Chakraborty said.
“I took Covishield vaccine at the camp to motivate people for taking jabs. But I never received a confirmation message from CoWIN. I lodged a complaint with Kolkata Police and the accused was arrested. He was using a car with a blue beacon and fake sticker,” the TMC MP added.
Out of the total vaccine doses administered on the day, 56.09 lakh vaccines were given from rural vaccination centres, while the urban areas recorded vaccination of 31.9 lakh people.
VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, in a statement released on Wednesday, informed that particular emphasis has been given on rural coverage of vaccination.
“The rural coverage is intense and in a good proportion. The vaccination numbers from Monday (June 21, 2021) were almost in proportion to the rural-urban population division in the country. It proves that it is possible to take the vaccination drive to the rural and remote areas.”
Paul further informed that 71 per cent of the vaccination centres are in rural areas. He also said no glitches were seen in the CoWIN platform while administering such a huge number of vaccine doses (88.09 lakh) on Monday.
