A young voter in Jorasanko had issues like women’s safety and social harmony on her mind as she was gearing up to cast her vote on Thursday.
But over the past few days, one concern has tipped all other issues a Covid-19 vaccine for her father and herself.
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Sreya Seal, in her 20s and an analyst at a multinational company, tried to register her name on the Co-WIN portal on Wednesday, like hundreds of other Calcuttans. The No Vaccination Centre is available for booking message flashed on her screen, like it did on the screens of hundreds of other Calcuttans.
“No Vaccination Centre is available for booking” – flashed on the screen of hundreds of Calcuttans aged between 18 and 44 years who were hoping to book their Covid-19 jab slots through the Centre’s Co-WIN portal.
Registration on Co-WIN of people of ages between 18 and 44 opened at 4pm on Wednesday and they will be eligible for the doses from May 1 (May 5 in Bengal).
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Many complained that the website crashed and they could not register at all and many said it took them several attempts to get through because of delay in getting the One Time Password on their phones.
Those who could finally register said they were greeted with the message “No Vaccination Centre is available for booking” on the screen.