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Delhi: Chaos abounds on Day 1 as Covid vaccination enters next phase

The Centre's mission to inoculate senior citizens saw varying responses and a slow start in different parts of the national capital

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Senior citizens wait to receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, during the second phase of a countrywide inoculation drive, at Max Hospital in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Ruchika ChitravanshiGeetika SrivastavaMeghna Chadha
Halls were empty and the number of people seated in the vaccination waiting area sparse at AIIMS, New Delhi, mere hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the hospital, where he received the Covaxin jab.

“(It is) remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the fight against Covid-19. I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India Covid free!" he tweeted.

In stark contrast, a line of makeshift canopies were erected in the backyard of Max Smart Super Specialty hospital in Delhi as senior citizens - parents

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