<p>People in the 18-44 age group from the Delhi-NCR region are travelling as far as to Agra in Uttar Pradesh to get vaccinated against <strong><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a></strong>.</p>.<p>Moolchand Medcity, Agra, started vaccinating people in the 18-44 age group four days ago. Of the 450 people inoculated so far, 40 per cent of the beneficiaries came from places like Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Meerut, Etawah and Mathura.</p>.<p>The shortest distance between Agra and Delhi is 224 kilometres. Meerut is 232 kms away from Agra.</p>.<p>“After a ferocious second wave of Covid-19, people have realised the importance of getting vaccinated. They are even travelling 250 kilometers to get the jabs,” Vibhu Talwar, medical director, Moolchand Medcity, Agra told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>“People have been coming from Mainpuri, Aligarh, Etawah, Mathura, Delhi, Meerut, Gurgaon, Noida, among other places, to get vaccinated. It is a good sign that people are travelling 250 kilometres to get inoculated against Covid-19… that they are taking it seriously,” he said</p>.<p>Talwar said around 40 to 50 per cent of those who have been vaccinated at the hospital so far are from outside Agra.</p>.<p>Preeti Dungriyal, 35, and her husband travelled from Noida to Agra on Monday to get their second doses of Covaxin.</p>.<p>“We took our first dose of Covaxin on May 8 and were trying to book a slot for the second dose for the last three-four days, but did not find success,” she said.</p>.<p>“Later, we found that slots were available in Agra, so we drove there. It was pretty convenient... What is more important is that we could get the jab in time,” Dungriyal said.</p>.<p>Pulkit Gupta, 32, from Rajouri Garden in west Delhi also travelled to Agra along with his wife to get the second dose of the vaccine.</p>.<p>"We could not get the second dose in Delhi as the slots got filled up fast. So, I started searching for available slots in nearby cities. Agra is just a few hours away... I felt that it was important to get fully vaccinated," he said while returning to Delhi.</p>.<p>Another man from Delhi in the 18 plus category rode a bike to Agra to get himself vaccinated.</p>.<p>“There is scarcity of vaccines, especially for the 18-44 age group, in Delhi. I consider myself lucky to get my second dose at the Agra hospital. I believe Rs 1,800 and above charged by private hospitals is nothing as compared to a person's life,” he said.</p>.<p>In Delhi, AAP leader Atishi had said on Monday that the youth of the city was now travelling 100 km to get vaccinated due to non-availability of Covishield and Covaxin in the national capital for the 18-44 age group.</p>.<p>"It is becoming a serious issue as a lot of people in the 18-44 group are nearing their date for the second dose. We have also come across reports about people travelling 100-200 km to Meerut, Bulandshahr to get their shots because there are no vaccines in Delhi," she said.</p>.<p>She said the city got 40,000 more doses of Covaxin for the 18 plus category on Sunday and these will be used to administer the second dose only.</p>.<p>The Centre has said it will provide a fresh supply of vaccines for this age group on June 10.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>People in the 18-44 age group from the Delhi-NCR region are travelling as far as to Agra in Uttar Pradesh to get vaccinated against <strong><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a></strong>.</p>.<p>Moolchand Medcity, Agra, started vaccinating people in the 18-44 age group four days ago. Of the 450 people inoculated so far, 40 per cent of the beneficiaries came from places like Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Meerut, Etawah and Mathura.</p>.<p>The shortest distance between Agra and Delhi is 224 kilometres. Meerut is 232 kms away from Agra.</p>.<p>“After a ferocious second wave of Covid-19, people have realised the importance of getting vaccinated. They are even travelling 250 kilometers to get the jabs,” Vibhu Talwar, medical director, Moolchand Medcity, Agra told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>“People have been coming from Mainpuri, Aligarh, Etawah, Mathura, Delhi, Meerut, Gurgaon, Noida, among other places, to get vaccinated. It is a good sign that people are travelling 250 kilometres to get inoculated against Covid-19… that they are taking it seriously,” he said</p>.<p>Talwar said around 40 to 50 per cent of those who have been vaccinated at the hospital so far are from outside Agra.</p>.<p>Preeti Dungriyal, 35, and her husband travelled from Noida to Agra on Monday to get their second doses of Covaxin.</p>.<p>“We took our first dose of Covaxin on May 8 and were trying to book a slot for the second dose for the last three-four days, but did not find success,” she said.</p>.<p>“Later, we found that slots were available in Agra, so we drove there. It was pretty convenient... What is more important is that we could get the jab in time,” Dungriyal said.</p>.<p>Pulkit Gupta, 32, from Rajouri Garden in west Delhi also travelled to Agra along with his wife to get the second dose of the vaccine.</p>.<p>"We could not get the second dose in Delhi as the slots got filled up fast. So, I started searching for available slots in nearby cities. Agra is just a few hours away... I felt that it was important to get fully vaccinated," he said while returning to Delhi.</p>.<p>Another man from Delhi in the 18 plus category rode a bike to Agra to get himself vaccinated.</p>.<p>“There is scarcity of vaccines, especially for the 18-44 age group, in Delhi. I consider myself lucky to get my second dose at the Agra hospital. I believe Rs 1,800 and above charged by private hospitals is nothing as compared to a person's life,” he said.</p>.<p>In Delhi, AAP leader Atishi had said on Monday that the youth of the city was now travelling 100 km to get vaccinated due to non-availability of Covishield and Covaxin in the national capital for the 18-44 age group.</p>.<p>"It is becoming a serious issue as a lot of people in the 18-44 group are nearing their date for the second dose. We have also come across reports about people travelling 100-200 km to Meerut, Bulandshahr to get their shots because there are no vaccines in Delhi," she said.</p>.<p>She said the city got 40,000 more doses of Covaxin for the 18 plus category on Sunday and these will be used to administer the second dose only.</p>.<p>The Centre has said it will provide a fresh supply of vaccines for this age group on June 10.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH latest videos:</strong></p>