Crack the vaccination scam quickly, restore people’s trust

18 June,2021 07:03 AM IST |  Mumbai  |  The Editorial

At a time when every medical authority and the government is doing its best to convince people to take the jab, a vile plot like this can set you back by miles.

The trio that had come for the vaccination drive at Hiranandani Heritage, Kandivli West. The members were given what they believed Covishield shots


The faster investigations reveal what exactly happened at a Kandivali housing society mired in allegations of scam vaccinations, the better it will be for the city.

The impactful report in this paper about residents of a Kandivali housing society crying foul, days after a vaccination drive, has shocked the city. At least 300 residents of a housing society said they have been scammed after a vaccination drive where they supposedly got Covishield which they paid approximately Rs 1,250 for may have been a hoax. Their vaccination certificates showed names of different hospitals and the medical facilities claim they were not involved in the drive in any way.

This has to be probed at the earliest and the guilty brought to book. A section of the population that is already cynical about the vaccine will become more so.
Authentic medical facilities will become reluctant to conduct drives in residential societies, a big step towards achieving our vaccine for all goals, and lives of people are in danger as they believe they have already been vaccinated. These are just some of the fallouts of a mammoth scam that can have even more far-reaching consequences.

At a time when every medical authority and the government is doing its best to convince people to take the jab, a vile plot like this can set you back by miles. Now, there are so many questions to be answered from who organised this drive to who were these so-called medical professionals to a myriad others that need very thorough and quick clarification.

The guilty need to confess and be brought to book. With the reach of social media this has already been seen by a humongous amount of people and only a thorough clean-up can restore the confidence of many. Let's get to the bottom of this at a cracking pace.

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