Covid-19 vaccination exempt from restrictions in Bengal : vehicles headed to the jab centres to produce some proof that their jab was due that day

Police would not stop vehicles headed to the jab centres but expected the occupants to produce some proof that their jab was due that day

Police officers said they would not object to a person accompanying someone to a vaccination centre.: File photo

TT Bureau   |   Calcutta   |   16.05.21  :   Covid-19 vaccination has been exempted from the curbs announced on Saturday in Bengal to combat the surge of the virus.

Police said they would not stop vehicles headed to the vaccination centres but expected the occupants to produce some proof that their jab was due that day.

“Prospective recipients can show an electronic message on their phones saying their vaccine is due at a centre. They can also show a physical printout,” said an officer at Lalbazar, the police headquarters.

The notice issued by the Bengal chief secretary on Saturday said: “Movement of private vehicles, taxis and auto-rickshaws will be prohibited except to and from hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic centres, clinics, vaccination centres, airports… those movements relating to essential/ exempted goods and services will also be exempted.”

Many people, especially senior citizens, do not prefer going to a vaccination centre alone. Saturday’s notice did not say anything about people accompanying a vaccine recipient.

Police officers said they would not object to a person accompanying someone to a vaccination centre.

“But one person due to get jabbed should not be travelling with a group,” said an officer.