Delhi to get its first drive-in vaccination centre on May 26

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<strong>With both Gurugram and Noida and Greater Noida having drive-in vaccination centres, it is now the national Capital which will get one. Delhi’s first drive-through vaccination centre will come up at Dwarka on May 26.</strong></p>
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The centre will be inaugurated by the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, according to PTI news agency.</p>
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The first drive-in centre is a collaboration between the Delhi government, and the Akash Healthcare Super Hospital. The drive-through Covid vaccination booth, the national capital's first, will open at Vegas Mall in Dwarka locality. The mall is located in Sector 14 of Dwarka, a South-West Delhi locality.</p>
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The vaccines will be available for people between 18 and 45 years and those above 45. As many as 2,000 vaccines will be administered to those from the underprivileged section.</p>
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The price of the vaccine at the drive-in is Rs.1,400 while for the walk-in it is Rs.1,000. While in the beginning only Covishield vaccine will be available, later               the hospital is expecting other vaccines too.</p>
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Speaking to Times of India, Dr. Aashish Chaudhry, Managing Director of Akash Healthcare, Dwarka said: “We were constantly thinking about people who are old with ailments and probably can’t afford to walk all the way to a centre to get vaccinated. We also realised that people were hesitant coming to a hospital, hence, we spoke to the mall authorities, who readily agreed. For people who can’t use a smartphone or are not technology-friendly, we will launch a number, which they can contact and reach the mall where they will be registered and walk-in vaccinations will be done.”</p>
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In order to apply for this, one must first register on the CoWin website, select the centre. Following this they will be redirected to a page where payment has to be made digitally.</p>
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On reaching the mall, entry is allowed on showing the message following which they have to fill a form. Thereafter they can go to one of the booths to get vaccinated.</p>
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Discussions are on to have another such facility in South Delhi which could be either walk-in or drive-in.</p>