PANAJI
Primary Health Centre, Candolim in association with Calangute Panchayat, Lions Club of Calangute and Leo Club of Calangute have started a drive-in vaccination centre where specially-abled people and senior citizens, who cannot walk properly or stand have been administered the Covid-19 vaccine doses in their own vehicles.
The vaccine facility is at St Joseph's High School, Calangute. The drive-in vaccination centre in Goa has already been welcomed by citizens and received a tremendous response till date with more than 20 citizens who have been vaccinated.
Health Officer Dr Roshan Nazareth, welcomed the drive-in facility at Calangute, saying, “Superb initiative by panchayat, Lions and Leo Club of Calangute. Unless we start thinking out-of-the-box for such solutions we can never be successful in vaccination of such a large population safely.”
President of Lions Club of Calangute MJF Lion Illyas Rajabali while explaining the procedure of drive-in Vaccination, said people can drive in their vehicle, park their car, a companion can approach us at registration counter and we will register the patients and vaccinate them.
Senior citizens and specially-abled people can get their vaccine doses while sitting inside their cars at this facility. Beneficiaries will have to spend 30 minutes inside the vehicle for the vaccination process. He requested all citizens to avail the benefit.
One companion, who got her grandmother vaccinated at the drive-in centre, gave it a thumbs-up and expressed her satisfaction, “The beneficiaries are happy as this is less risky. The beneficiary can come in their car, take a jab and leave”.
