14,238 beneficiaries take the jab in Lko

8,621 men and 5,617 women turn up at vaccination centres in the state capital

LUCKNOW: More men took the Covid vaccination shots than women for the second consecutive day as Friday saw a slight increase in the turnout of beneficiaries as compared to Thursday.

A total of 14,238 beneficiaries were inoculated as compared to 12,773 on Thursday. During the day, 8,621 men and 5,617 women turned up for vaccination at 66 centres set up in the state capital, said Dr MK Singh, in-charge of vaccination in Lucknow.

Many beneficiaries could not self-register on the portal for the vaccination due to technical glitches. As a result, there was a crowd of beneficiaries at some centres for walk-in registration and vaccination.

“Senior citizens were enthusiastic about vaccination and almost all such beneficiaries made it a point to reach before the time they were allotted for vaccination,” said Dr Abhishek Shukla, head of Aastha geriatric centre that started vaccination from Friday and inoculated 100 beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries were also vaccinated at Apollomedics Hospital, Late SC Trivedi Hospital, Ajanta Hospital, Era Medical College Chandan and Sushma hospitals, KGMU, SGPGI and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences.

As many as 66 vaccination centres were set up in Lucknow.

Many people seeking appointment for Covid vaccination said they had a tough time getting the same despite several attempts. Officials said this might have happened due to excessive requests, but the situation would improve in days to come.

“The portal is being worked upon. The number of vaccination centres will also go up and more slots will be available at government and private facilities in the coming week,” said Dr Ajai Ghai, state immunisation officer.

1,40,270 vaccinated in UP Across UP, 1,40,270 beneficiaries were vaccinated on Friday till 9 pm, according to a press statement by the health department. Apart from the first dose to people above 60 years of age, those between 45 and 60 years of age with co-morbidities were also vaccinated.

Those vaccinated on Friday will get their second dose on April 5.