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BMC vaccination drive: ‘Turnout was more than we expected,’ says KJ Somaiya Hospital dean

Hospital dean says they were expecting enquiry phone calls on Day 1, but were happy to see people coming in

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Chembur resident S Subramaniam (centre) after receiving his shot, with K J Somaiya Hospital Medical Superintendent Vidya Mane (left) and Dean Dr Varsha Dilip Phadke

Chembur resident S Subramaniam (centre) after receiving his shot, with K J Somaiya Hospital Medical Superintendent Vidya Mane (left) and Dean Dr Varsha Dilip Phadke

The turnout at K J Somaiya Hospital, Sion, on Day 1 of Phase 2 of the vaccination programme was more than expected, said the dean on Monday. Though the glitches in CoWIN app led to a delay, the hospital managed to vaccinate about 110 senior citizens and people aged above 45 with comorbidities.

“We were not expecting so many people on Day 1. We were expecting mostly phone calls enquiring about the vaccine and the process. But we were happy to see people coming forward to take their shots.

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