Last week I received a message. Asking if i want to book my dose of Covid 19 vaccine? And yesterday, I got another message with details of how to reserve my slot with a agency who are going buy Covid 19 vaccine.

With the covishield now approved, the bribery and nasty business for the Covid 19 vaccine has already been started. Many websites are already live where you can book your dose of vaccine. Whereas the real truth is everyone will get shots divided under different phases and every shot of vaccine will be registered with the name and details of beneficiaries.

Nevertheless, vaccine or no vaccine we still have to wait for at least 6months. With a world population of 7.5 billion, it is never possible to manufacture this much of vaccine in such short time. Since one man will need around 2 to 3 shots for complete protection, multiply this with the total number of world population. Now I will leave you with the calculations. Because the number will only create more panic. And corrupt people are taking advantage of this panic. But we are yet to see more politics around the future vaccine.

What we must do now is not lose patience. I know the fear is huge. But we all know the first seekers of vaccine will be our front line workers and politicians. The warriors cannot be ignored, they need it the most to keep fighting the war. Then comes children and pregnant women. Then the older people with heart disease or diabetes. Lastly we cannot forget people who are living in community or in big groups where the risk of spreading the virus is high. Then in the last phase, the remaining all common people will get the doses. So there is still a loooooooooong wait even if the vaccine announcement is made today. The front line workers in India is around 3 crore. Means 6 crore shots will be required whereas India has only 5 crore doses ready.

I know the home isolation may lead to depression. We lost our dear ones due to this ugly virus who’s there will be no substitute. The work from home is more troublesome than it looks like. And our children are suffering form lack of proper education system. But hey! What is internet for. It was the only good thing of 2020. This was the lone thing that kept us all connected even in this pandemic and lockdown. Don’t forget we are connected together because of internet. Don’t hesitate to call friends to keep company. You are not alone in it. Everyone of us is covid affected. One way or the other. And only by supporting each other, we can overcome this panic and depression. Its been 1 year now, since the earth is suffering from this virus. But there is still a huge distance we need to cover.  That is why it is necessary to keep our heads straight. So that we don’t fall into these corruption pits.

The governments have made proper procedures and will inform about the phases in which people will get vaccine shots. But there remains one more question. Will the low income countries get adequate amount of vaccine supplies for their population? Will everyone be able to pay 3USD for their shots? The black market is also waiting for the covishield to arrive. And so it is not unbelievable that the shots may costs fortunes if you are not willing to wait with proper government regulations and want to go the wrong way.

With this much of anxious population waiting to get a dose, the covishield becomes vulnerable to theft and false distribution. But the real risk is that the vaccine may become weapon on world political scale. There are many risks connected to the vaccine. The pre trial vaccine could become more fatal than the risk of actual virus itself. Taking advantage of this, the greedy people may manufacture duplicate medicines also. The lack in transparency of development and approval of actual vaccine is no good either. And with so much of rumors spreading since july 2020, it is hard to distinguish which one to believe in and which one to not. The social media is one big source of such confusions. So the best solution is to wait with patience.

Therefore next time you are browsing the internet and see an advertise, be cautious. Or next time you get a message from an undefined number, asking you to book your dose, beware! You could be the next target of cyber crime. Have faith in higher authorities. The wait will be worth. There were dangerous pandemic in recent past that we together overcame. Yes, there were many losses that cannot be replaced. And it took time to recover the calamities. And this time also, it may take months to do all the necessary arrangements for arriving vaccine. But once it arrives, better days will not be far away. Nevertheless the arrangements, buying and distribution of vaccines should be completely transparent to everyone. This will ensure no corruption, theft or bribery.

The current situation with covid patients is not good either. The bribery for beds is still there. But the anxiety of getting a vaccine could be more fatal. The corruption would become more dangerous if there is no transparency among the authorities and common people. So this should also be included in our preparation list. Along with making refrigerator arrangements in hard to reach places.

But whilst the bribery for beds still going on in places, will the common man be able to trust government health agencies this time? It remains to be seen.

With so many losses this year, we will never be able to forgive China for his carelessness. But we learned so much in this difficult situation. And now we are strong enough to face any situation. But lets hope such condition never arrives. We welcome 2021 with many hopes. May everything settle downs this year and we could lead a normal life again.