KOLKATA: Ninety-five out of 740 people, who had received fake Covid vaccine at camps held at Kasba by Debajan Deb, who had posed as an IAS officer, were vaccinated with real doses of Covishield at two government hospitals on Friday. The recipients received texts from the state health department, asking them to reach MR Bangur Hospital in Tollygunge or Sonarpur Rural Hospital in Subhasgram for inoculation.
“The special drive started from Friday and will continue till July 26. Vaccination centres at the two hospitals are being used for this purpose. Every day, we will vaccinate around 100 of those who received fake vaccine,” said Somnath Mukherjee, CMOH, South 24 Parganas. While only five persons, all residents of Kasba, were inoculated at MR Bangur, the Sonarpur hospital gave the shot to 90 people from nearby.
Sonarpur businessman Sunil Ghosh said he was relieved as he and his family were “finally vaccinated”. “We got texts on Thursday, asking us to report at the Sonarpur hospital on Friday. The process was smooth,” he said. Ramendranath Banerjee, another Sonarpur resident, said the first thing he checked was the vaccination certificate. “This time, I was given a copy of the certificate at the centre itself,” he said.
