Watch: Crowd turns violent, break barricades as vaccine stock dries up in Odisha's Ganjam

  • | Friday | 9th July, 2021

People in long queues break barricades outside a vaccination centre in Odisha`s Ganjam due to a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines.

A huge crowd of people turned violent at a vaccination centre in Odisha. People in long queues break barricades outside a vaccination centre in Odisha`s Ganjam due to a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines.

Officials by claiming acute shortage of vaccines have demanded more vaccination centres by the government. The video of the uproar has gone viral on social media.

Angry people can be seen protesting at the Vaccine Center in the video. According to reports, the people standing in the queue to get the vaccine suddenly lost their cool; meanwhile, the mob broke the barricades and entered the premises. People from neighbouring states are also reaching here to get vaccinated.

While talking to a news agency a person said, `We have been here since morning. There is a crowd here, people from Andhra Pradesh are also coming here. We request the government to arrange for more vaccination centres.` Medical officer Aditya Prasad Sahu said, `Vaccines are not enough. People are turning violent due to the lack of vaccines. They are breaking barricades and not following Covid rules. He said, `People from Andhra Pradesh are also coming here. We need more vaccine centres`.


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