President’s Message
AWAITING THE JAB
As we wait with bated breath for the news of when we need to visit the public or private facilities to roll up our sleeves and take the first vaccine shot, I cannot help but wonder at the sheer enormity of this exercise keeping in mind our overpopulated country.
The BMC in Mumbai, and the country as a whole, has managed to stymie the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus to a large
extent and now they’ve taken up the next challenge of ensuring that everyone gets their dose of vaccine.
With the medical services and frontline workers being given priority, it is now the turn of the elderly and some younger souls with comorbidities. And with private hospitals being given the go-ahead, the spectrum of facilities has grown exponentially – a very wise move by the powers that be.
However, the hordes that are congregating toward the jumbo-centres is a move that is a bit premature and extremely risky. Word of throngs of people in one facility, with no space for social distancing, is rather disturbing and unnecessary.
Let us not be hasty in our bid to get ourselves vaccinated. We must remain calm and extremely cautious when venturing into any medical facility. All of us will have our turn, although some earlier than others.
Framroze Mehta
President