Apollo Hospitals Group launches mega COVID vaccination drive, activates 200 centres across India
~ Vaccination Slots can be booked on Apollo 24|7 App; Walk-ins are also allowed at all 200 vaccination centres of Apollo Pan India ~
Chennai, June 30, 2021: To ramp up the national vaccination drive, Apollo Hospitals today launched the mega COVID vaccination drive Pan India. Thiru Ma. Subramanian, Hon’ble Minister for Medical and Family Welfare inaugurated the vaccination drive in Chennai in the presence for Ms. Preetha Reddy, Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group and Ms. Suneeta Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group. The vaccination drive wo uld be carried out at over 200 Apollo vaccination centres spread across 50 cities in the country.
Apollo uses the state-of-the-art technology platform Apollo 24|7 to make vaccination faster and easier for ev eryone. People looking to get vaccinated, can book slots using Apollo 24|7 App and select the nearest Apollo va ccination centre. The App provides real-time information to enable the user choose from their preferred time slots to reduce wait times and lines.
To enable maximum number of people to get vaccinated, Apollo’s mega vaccination drive is being held from 7am to 7pm, at three different locations in Chennai including Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram School, Zion Matriculation School and Apollo Speciality Hospitals Vanagaram thereby enabling everyone to choose a slot as per their con venience. Apollo has also trained over 10,000 staff across India in safe vaccination protocols to ensure a seaml ess experience at all the vaccination centres.
Ms. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group, said,
“Vaccination is our life line in this Pandemic, none of us are safe until everyone gets vaccinated. New strains are getting reported in our country and vaccination is the only way to stay safe. Mass vaccination should be the top priority in India. This drive will enable to reach the maximum number of people across India.”
Apollo has administered over 2.1 million vaccine doses in the country till date and is the largest private vaccin ator. Based on the response of this mega camp, Apollo centers will continue the vaccination camps. Don’t hesit ate, please vaccinate!
About Apollo Hospitals:
It was in 1983, that Dr. Prathap C Reddy made a pioneering en deavour by launching India’s first corporate hosp ital – Apollo Ho spitals in Chennai. Now, as Asia’s foremost trusted integrated he althcare group, its presence incl udes over 12,000 beds across 72 Hospitals, 3800+ Pharmacies, over 90 Primary Care clinics and 650 Diagnostic centers, 148 plus Telemedicine Centres, over 15 medical education centres and a Research Foundation with a fo cus on global Clinical Trials, epidemiological st udies, stem cell & genetic research, Apollo Hospitals has been at the forefront of new medical advancements with the most recent investment being the commissioning of South East Asia’s very first Proton Therapy Centre in Chennai. Every four days, the Apollo Hospitals Group touches a million lives, in its mission to bring healthcare of international standards within the reach of every individual. In a rare honour, the Government of India had issued a commemorative stamp in recognition of Apollo’s contribu tion, the first for a healthcare organization. Apollo Hospitals Chairman, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, was conferred with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan in 2010. For 37 years, the Apollo Hospitals Group has continuously excelled an d maintained leadership in medical innov ation, world-class clinical services and cutting-edge technology. Its hos pitals are consistently ranked amongst the best hospitals in the country for advanced medical services.
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