With India kicking off its Covid-19 vaccination programme across the country, slow server at the community health centre in Palamau’s Chainpur caused some minor hiccups in its smooth execution.
Due to a technical glitch the server behaved erratically, thereby making the matching of beneficiaries’ names and identity proofs take over five minutes each.
Civil Surgeon Palamau, John F. Kennedy said the medical-in-charge of the community health centre Chainpur had informed him it about the issue, but he maintained that the glitch didn’t halt the vaccination drive there.
It took more than five minutes to match the initials of each beneficiary, sources said.
Back at the Medinirai Medical College Hospital in Daltonganj, it was 52-year-old, fourth grade staff, Nageshwar Dubey, who took the first shot.
“I am all fit and fine,” Dubey said after coming out of the vaccination room sporting a big smile.
Palamu has been administered 4,160 doses in the first phase of the programme for a total of 711 health workers and officers in Daltonganj.
District Reproductive Child Health Officer Anil Kr Singh said the consignment is worth two shots of Covishield vaccines for 1,800 people.
Singh said those who got vaccinated in the first phase will have to come to the same session site after 28 days of being administered the first shot to get the second shot.
He said no vaccinated beneficiary can change the session site.
A sense of relief and joy was common among all beneficiaries who received the jabs. No nervousness or anxiety was detected.
Immediately after being vaccinated, the health workers rushed to their duties like any other day.
DC Palamau Shahi Ranjan appreciated the arrangements made for the vaccination at Daltonganj and Chainpur community health centre, where green carpets were rolled out for the beneficiaries.
“I wish I should have taken the shot but today it was just for the health workers and officers,” said Ranjan, who supervised the vaccination drive for over 30 minutes at the Medinirai Medical College Hospital, said.
