The mega vaccination drive done by the Chennai Corporation has borne fruit and a record number of 1.25 lakh people got vaccinated on a single day. There were 400 camps set up by the Chennai Corporation including two mobile units to achieve this target.
This number is about 10 times the number of people vaccinated at 45 vaccination centres in the city in a day. The campaign is to take the drive to the next level and also to scale up regular operations according to Vishnu Mahajan, Regional Deputy Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation.
Many people harboured fears that they would die if they took the vaccine especially at the time actor Vivek died. Now people have overcome their fears and are coming forward to get vaccinated.
About 24 per cent of Chennai’s eligible population is fully vaccinated. It is hoped that more people will receive the vaccine before the third wave strikes.
