The rush for Covid vaccines, which had eased a bit after the Centre increased the gap between the two doses of Covishield, has multiplied manifold as thousands of people who were made to wait for 84 days are now desperate for the second jab.
Many private vaccination centres are witnessing a huge jump in the turnout and most of the people queuing up are waiting for the second dose, officials said.
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At most private hospitals on Wednesday, people had to wait for two to three hours to get vaccinated because of long queues. Some hospitals said they had to turn away many prospective recipients because the infrastructure was not adequate to handle the sudden surge.