North health centres overwhelmed by turnout for Sinopharm vaccine
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A large crowd gathered at the St. Joseph Enhanced Health Centre on Wednesday, hoping to get their covid19 vaccine shot. Many were told to wait in the compound at the Mt Hope Hospital. - Photo by Sureash Cholai
Members of the public complained of disorganisation at health centres as people turned out in their hundreds for the covid19 vaccine on Wednesday.
Vaccination sites began accepting walk-ins on Wednesday for the Sinopharm vaccine for certain categories of people, but were overwhelmed by the numbers.
“It was terrible,” said Nanack Mulkhraj, who was at the St Joseph Enhanced Health Centre in Mt Hope with his neighbour Samaroo Padatath since 6.30am. “It wasn’t planned. (But) we have to fight up with it.”