There may be something known as second opinion, but the professionals are the best to advise in their respective fields.
In the medical field it is only the doctors that can guide us with all the experience that they have attained over the years and with whatever knowledge they are abreast of on details of the current pandemic. On this Monday, I was advised to take the COVID vaccine, now that I am 60 and also due to the sheer number of people with whom I interact. Without a second thought on the advice given by the Doctor, I directly proceeded to the Vaccine Center at the Goa Medical College in Bambolim and took my first dose of Covishield. It was a very smooth affair and the arrangements there were impressive. However it would have been nice to have had that vaccine in our very own Ribandar Health Center, had it seen the light of the day at the Old Ribandar Hospital where incidentally I was born in 1960. In these precarious times we need to take all the precautions possible, including an unfailingly observation of Social distancing and always wearing a Facemask not just for our safety but also the well being of those around us and with those we may have to interact. On a sad note, it is awfully nauseating that in this pandemic, the BJP has stooped very low to even try and seek political mileage over the COVID-19 vaccine by their stage managed ‘Tikka Utsav’. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which was launched on Oct 2nd 2014 amidst much fanfare has miserably failed because instead of being a people’s movement it ended up being a political one geared and manipulated by the BJP. Under the guise of Swachh Bharat what has infact been cleaned over the last almost seven years is only the State coffers while the garbage and rubbish on our streets has been mounting by the day. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com