The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) urban health centres (UHCs) were in chaos Sunday morning after citizens of all ages received messages to get Covid vaccination booster shots at the nearest UHCs.
However, the “blunder” of bulk messages sent to city residents on Saturday and early Sunday was brought to the notice of AMC officials by the UHCs only after citizens of all age groups reached for their booster dose.
The SMS sent to residents said, “Covid-19 vaccination booster dose is due. Please visit nearby Urban Health Centre and get vaccinated on Sunday (22/05/2022)” was later corrected with “Booster dose for Covid vaccination for 60 and above years will be available from Urban Health Centres. Individuals between 18-59 years can avail booster dose from private vaccination sites”.
“There was an error in the system while sending the SMS. But it was soon corrected. We also issued messages on social media platforms and newspapers too,” Dr Bhavin Solanki, AMC’s medical officer of health (MOH), told The Indian Express.
The precaution dose for people aged 18 and up is only available at private vaccination centres, according to government policy.