New Delhi: In a first, Aakash Healthcare, along with Delhi government, will be starting the city’s first drive-in vaccination facility at Vegas Mall in Dwarka, which will be inaugurated by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday.
The vaccines will be available for people above 18-45 years and those above 45. As many as 2,000 free vaccines will be administered to people in the underprivileged category. The drive-in facility has been priced at Rs 1,400, while the walk-in vaccination at Rs 1,000. In the beginning, only Covishield will be available, but the hospital has also applied for other vaccines and will try and procure them with due course of time,a n official said.
Speaking to TOI, Dr Aashish Chaudhry, managing director, Aakash Healthcare, Dwarka said “We were constantly thinking about people who are old with ailments and probably can’t afford to walk all the way to a centre to get vaccinated. We also realised that people were hesitant coming to a hospital, hence, we spoke to the mall authorities, who readily agreed. For people who can’t use a smartphone or are not technology-friendly, we will launch a number, which they can contact and reach the mall where they will be registered and walk-in vaccinations will be done.”
To apply, one must first register on the CoWin website and then select the centre, following which they will redirected to a page where payment can be made digitally. Once at the mall, the person can enter after showing the message and will be given a form, completing which they can get to any of the 3-4 booths and can easily get vaccinated. Another such facility is likely to come up in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar, but whether it will be just walk-in or drive-through as well is being discussed.
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