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Several private hospitals have reported a reduced footfall for Covid vaccines on their premises over the past week.
The good in that is the decentralisation of the vaccination drive seems to have had an effect. And the bad is that some doctors and public health experts see fresh hesitancy creeping in with swirling rumours about adverse effects and efficacy.
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Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals was vaccinating 800 to 900 people every day on its premises. But over the past week, the footfall has come down to around 500.
“The frantic calls for slots, which we had been getting since the beginning of May, have stopped,” said an official of the hospital. The reduced footfall at the hospital could be because many other centres in the city are vaccinating people.”