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Sachin Vaze transferred to Mumbai police's ... PG 04 << VIEWS & VISION OF CITY Volume: 12, Issue: 181 SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021, MUMBAI 12 Pages, ₹2 /- RNI No. MAHENG/2009/29332 www.afternoonvoice.com COVID Vaccine Centres Maharashtra government wants Rajkummar Rao packs to speed up the vaccination drive muscle for Akshay Redij COVID vaccination center said, afternoon_voice his new... “So far, 21.25 lakh people have midst increasing cases of been vaccinated against the PG 12 << COVID19, Maharashtra Covid infection, people are Ag o v e r n m e n t h a s hesitant but slowly they are allowed all Corona vaccination coming forward. What we need centers in the state to operate is awareness about the vaccine.” round-the-clock. The hospitals M a h a r a s h t r a h e a l t h and clinics have asked to department's principal appoint adequate staff, to speed secretary Dr. Pradeep Vyas up the injection drive in the spoke to Afternoon Voice and state. said, “Presently, all our Suresh Mistry, an interior medical staff and decorator of Pune told front desk workers Afternoon voice, “I have taken are locating people one dose and wish to above 60 years of take a second dose age and those aged too. So far nothing between 45 and 59 with co- number of private hospitals have not only safe but painless too. I Madan Kaushik has happened to morbidities are eligible to get the also been roped in for the wanted to encourage my people, me, I am perfectly vaccine shots. The state vaccination drive.” that’s why instead of just giving replaces f i n e . T h e r e i s government wants to speed up Dr. Sunil Baliram Gaikwad, suggestions I chose to get unnecessary rumor-mongering the vaccination process to cover former BJP MP shared his vaccinated first. We all should Banshidhar on social media, we must trust in the eligible population. In this experience and said “I took my be responsible for our own Vaccination and protect process, the Maharashtra health vaccine from Latur’s Gayatri safety and safety of the people Bhagat... ourselves and our families”. department is also adding more hospital and Dr Ramesh around.” A health official at the vaccination centers in the state. A Bharate did my vaccination. It is CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 PG 05 << Beware! Mumbai witnesses rise in Cybercrimes here may come a time when your only option is an checking your bank account — could be risky business on public unsecured, free, public Wi-Fi hotspot, and your work Wi-Fi. One of the biggest threats with free Wi-Fi is the ability for Tsimply cannot wait. 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S R Publication & Printing Press Vaishali Nagar, Dahisar (E), Mumbai - 68. www.afternoonvoice.com www.newsmakers.co.in Shop No 07, Swapna Siddhi Complex, www.beyondthenews.biz www.nbcaward.com Akurli Road, Kandivali (East), Mumbai 400 101. www.mumbaimanoos.com www.hackers5.com Post Box No.8571 Mumbai- 400 101 Tel: 9137352545 Email- [email protected] • SMS -9820199881 For any queries regarding the editorial desk, contact - 7506760610 Disclaimer : The views expressed in the edit are solely of the editor. The publication do not necessarily share the opinions expressed. Any litigation against the content or publication will be entertained under the Jurisdiction of Mumbai only. afternoonvoice.com/opinion [email protected] afternoon_voice afternoonvoicenews SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 Voices AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 03 accination is a safe and effective way to prevent disease and save As Covid Vaccines carried out Vlives – now more than ever. Today there are vaccines available to protect against at least 20 diseases, such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza Covid case increases and measles. Together, these vaccines save in India, it is time for massive acceleration glitches in registration and the inability to the lives of up to 3 million people every of vaccination. I suggest the following register do not reflect the fact that these year. When we get vaccinated, we aren’t measures: involving more private hospitals aspects tend to smoothen out over time just protecting ourselves, but also those for vaccination; massive publicity by the and people figure out what is optimal for around us. Some people, like those who government through the media to create them. are seriously ill, are advised not to get awareness through the services of film As a senior at 70, I reached the hospital certain vaccines – so they depend on the personalities, politicians and sports on the fourth day of vaccination and was The latest status rest of us to get vaccinated and help persons; removing the co-morbidity clause surprised to see a largely vacant space. reduce the spread of disease. During the for those above 45 years as it consumes The courteous nursing staff recorded his symbol. Have covid-19 pandemic, vaccination continues more time to verify this. Eventually, all Aadhaar credentials and mobile number. “ After the formalities were over, he waited you been to be critically important. The pandemic adults are to be inoculated; observation has caused a decline in the number of time after vaccination can be reduced or for the mandatory cool-off period and was jabbed? The children receiving routine immunizations, even removed as we have seen that there home in less than 45 minutes. On Day 4 which could lead to an increase in illness is no major untoward event after of the Phase-II vaccination, senior citizens social media and death from preventable diseases. inoculating more than 2 crore people. This across the country began figuring out posts – the V WHO has urged countries to ensure that will avoid crowding at the centre; ways to overcome challenges and get essential immunization and health services vaccination camps can be conducted at vaccinated. Some were lucky while some sign; the big continue, despite the challenges posed by industries, big apartments and shopping persevered and met with success. covid-19. malls; vaccination can be done on Sundays Hospitals, too, got their act together as smiles, the The latest status symbol. Have you been too, which will benefit office-goers. Finally, the pace of vaccination gathered jabbed arm! The jabbed? The social media posts – the V registration on the CoWIN database momentum. Even though my name was sign; the big smiles, the jabbed arm! The should be removed as people are of the not registered to a particular hospital, the crowds on day 2 crowds on day 2 for vaccination were impression that only those who are counter clerk was kind enough to for vaccination absolutely crazy. I was wondering if the registered can get vaccinated. In fact, accommodate me with my available stampede was for a vaccine or was it for most people are walking in without details and my wife and daughter-in-law were absolutely getting infected. People who have been registration. took turns to make me comfortable waiting patiently for the vaccine suddenly Nearly a week into the second phase of throughout my hospital sojourn. crazy.“ could wait no more. They wanted to be the vaccination drive, there appears to be Since the government has fixed an the first ones to be jabbed. And the Social palpable enthusiasm among senior affordable 250 for the vaccine, private prestige of showing off! No one was citizens, the focus of the exercise. About hospitals can handle the situation willing to wait. And this was not the 8.4 lakh beneficiaries above 60 have been comfortably. However, the number of slums, the uneducated. This was a large vaccinated so far as have 1.04 lakh over cases are increasing during the second group of well heeled, educated middle 45 with co-morbidities. By comparison, wave and that is causing concern. The and upper middle-class people. And as when the first phase began on January 16 steady rise in cases in Mumbai coincides C K Subramaniam usual, the noise that the Government is for health-care workers — data as on with the unlocking of the state. Schools inefficient, incompetent, can’t plan etc. January 18 showed that 3.8 lakh and colleges reopened, and Mumbai locals has started. We have embarked on a beneficiaries were inoculated. Thus, the started to play with time restrictions from massive drive led by a data driven process. uptake in the initial days of the second 1 February.