18/09/2021
While the government is trying its best to make vaccines available to us at the nearest possible location by different intiatives (ads for awareness/creating dedicated portal/WhatsApp number /call in number) to book slots or walk-in as per our convenience, people who are at the level of distributing it to citizen are being such pain and unproffessional, bringing bad name to the authorities as well as governing bodies.
Here is my experience !!
Yesterday I got my slot for 2nd dose of vaccination near my home. (PHC - Rajamangalam 1st main road, Villivakkam).
When I reached only two ladies were sitting and asked me "what do you want?".
Me - "I got the slot for 2nd dose today and this is my vaccination center as per sms notification"
They both told me to come on Sunday (19-09-2021). It seems they can't open a vial unless there are 10 people available to get vaccinated, probably to avoid wastage I guess and it totally makes sense.
Anyways I have my priorities so I told -"Because of my personal commitments I had to book slot today and I need to be vaccinated, I have other commitments on Sunday."
While this was happening another person came by for his vaccination. Then one of the ladies( a young nurse) said "Why are all coming during working days. We have weekend vaccination drives, why can't you visit on weekends for vaccination". She was not only being irresponsible, she was rude and impolite. As we were talking more people came by for their vaccination. I told her " We have booked our slots based on our priorities and got in confirmed as well. This was the centre as per my slot. Also if you need minumum of 10 people to open a vial for vaccination you can ask us to wait till the count reaches 10. If the person is not willing to wait they have the choice to leave. If you don't have dose we can understand, But on a broad day when people are coming to get vaccinated and there is enough dose for us, as well as you are not overwhelm with work, what is the concern in administering the doses? If you had to show the count for mega vaccination drive, you should have closed/blocked this centre saying we don't provide vaccination on weekdays. More over pushing the crowd to gather on Sunday for recording higher count on Mega Vaccination drive would only increase the risk of spreading infection".
Anyway the lady was in no mood to listen to us and I immediately contacted the toll free number (Corona care center - +91 44 4612 2300) Greater Chennai Corporation. After 10mins this lady called me inside and suggested me to go to another place to get vaccinated which is 1.5km far from this PHC!!!
Later I got my vaccination at 11.50am in another center E-Sevai Miyam Ward No 94. Almost 2 hours to get the clarity on where I get my vaccination. But here we have to think about why these staffs in PHC/UPHC are not considering the work as a service. I'm not saying all the staff, few of them are like this. The sad is public are accepting this kind of acts. We(public) know the fact only when a person raise the hand and at the moment they realize what it is, but still we will not support him. We simply stay back and watch the entire drama. Once everything resolved and the benefit what we expected without any shame we(public) will be the first person to take the benefits. Too worst!!
Not sure if this is the case only in PHC - Rajamangalam 1st main road, Villivakkam or other parts of State as well.
Kind request to all the government/private medical staffs to avoid those hick-ups. , , , , , ,
