How the Government Website and Government Hospital Failed to Vaccinate Me
But even as I went ‘yay’, I noticed the time slot I’d been given for Covaxin was between 9 am and 11 am. But, it was 12.15 pm when I made the booking, so, technically my slot was over. I figured the website was acting up, grabbed my appointment slip, and was at the centre within minutes.
I still had a doubt whether I would get the vaccination or not, because I had heard that UPHCs still had not received the circular order from the state government to provide vaccination for people between 18-44 years.
But on seeing the long queue outside the centre, my hopes rose. The extra kick was that this would be my first vaccination from as far back as I can remember, and I have all my memories intact.
After waiting for almost 20 minutes in the queue, the excitement began to fade. People in the line were getting anxious and started crowding the UPHC’s…