Mumbai’s Covid-19 vaccine booster-takers have no complaints

Most vaccination centres saw a good turnout on Day 1 of the administering of the booster to frontline and healthcare workers and senior citizens Over 182000 people are eligible to take the third dose of the COVID19 vaccine in Mumbaimidday visited two BMCrun hospitals and the BMC jumbo centre administering the booster and spoke to the beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction at the arrangementsCop Shilpa Sarate at Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar to take her booster dose on MondayNair hospitalDr Vishal Rakh from Nair hospitalrsquos vaccination centre said ldquoOn the very first day we received a very good turnout of frontline and healthcare workers but the response from senior citizens was okay In the coming days we expect a better turnout of everyone eligible for the booster doserdquoldquoI thought that there would be a rush today but when I reached here I was surprised to see that all the arrangements were in place I was able to take my shot in less than 30 minutesrdquo said Pooja Chaudhari Shanbag a healthcare worker at an eye hospitalAfter taking his shot Rajesh Gagdish Parmar a frontliner who works with the BMCrsquos Byculla ward appealed ldquoto all senior citizens and frontline workers to take their boosterrdquoRajwadi HospitalHead Constable Mukund Ghuge from Tilak Nagar police station said ldquoIrsquom very happy with the staff of Rajawadi Hospital for streamlining the entire process and making walkin registration hassle freerdquoldquoOur experience at Rajawadi Hospital was extremely good With the rising number of COVID19 cases I think all those eligible should come forward and take the vaccinerdquo said Hemant Furia a senior citizen who came with his mother Bhartibhen FuriaBKC jumbo centreDr Madhav Sathe who took his third shot at the BKC centre said ldquoI was impressed by the arrangements here I would like to appeal to all senior citizens and frontline workers to come forward and take the booster as it will help as a shield against the infection Some senior citizens with comorbidity are more susceptible to the virusrdquolsquoFor safety of family othersrsquoMadhukar Dhas assistant subinspector at BKC police station took his booster at the BKC jumbo centre He said his safety was the priority as he has to ensure the safety of his family and othersldquoAs soon as the guidelines came I ensured I took my booster dose So far I havenrsquot got COVID Wearing a mask and following safety protocols are important We should all take the booster when the turn comes to beat the virus from spreading furtherrdquo he saidlsquoTake shot and be safersquoldquoEat healthy take the vaccine and follow COVID119 protocols By the grace of god we have been following the same and doing goodrdquo said Chembur resident Haresh Jagasia 76 who took the booster along with his wife Rekha 69lsquoWe all must get vaxxedrsquoManjula Modi 75 a resident of Chembur came to the BKC jumbo centre with her husband for the booster dose She said ldquoAs soon as the announcement was made we booked the slot We had taken our vaccines in March and April last year I believe we should all take the vaccinerdquo