With Gurugram having introduced a drive-in vaccination centre, now Gautam Buddh Nagar district in Noida has also opened one for people above the age of 45 years at two centres. These are the DLF Mall in Noida and Shaheed Vijay Singh Sports Complex in Greater Noida.
Both these centres are being operated by parking solutions company Park+ with the District Administration, and will be the first such drive-in pilot project in the State.
With the centres undertaking trials for the last three days, the full-fledged operations have started from today, May 17 onwards.
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Talking about the involvement of Park+ to Indian Express, Amit Lakhotia, CEO of the company said: “The need for large scale vaccination was realised in the wake of the pandemic. The company is providing logistical support, and we have the capacity to vaccinate lakhs of people. Presently we are working with the health department, and they are providing vaccines and staff to administer it. We have designated spaces to ease the oncoming traffic. We are already operational in Gurgaon and at the DLF Mall in Noida. We will be expanding our capacities in the coming days.”
The official stated that they are expecting to administer 200 to 300 vaccines at the drive-in centres each day.
In an advisory issued by the Health Department, the “The patient must fix an appointment through the CoWin online portal along with registration and slot selection. At the vaccination centre, mobile OTP verification will be followed by vaccination. After getting vaccinated, one can park the vehicle and wait for 30 minutes. In case one feels uneasy, they can switch on the hazard light or honk to alert medical staff and they will approach. The patient must carry their ID and mobile phone used for verification.”
At present those registering at the Cowin portal are being given Covaxin at the centres. Only those requiring the first dose will be allowed at the drive-in, said the officials.
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The centres will function between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on an appointment basis.
Approximately 200 people were vaccinated each day during the trial.
The number of vaccines will be determined by the stock provided by the health department, said company officials.
The company will be deploying over 8 staff members to manage the vaccination.
