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Queues at Geneva jab centres

Tuesday, 22 June 2021 05:00

Long queues formed at the vaccination centres at the Palexpo and Eaux-Vives yesterday. Some people had to wait more than hour for their jab.

The vaccination roll out is broadly going well in Geneva – but a combination of events is causing problems at the moment.

Staff absenteeism, people not keeping to their allotted time slot and the work on issuing the new vaccination certificate all came together triggering delays. 

The company running the centres, M3, say there’s also a rush on people wanting to get their vaccination record stamped ahead of summer travel. 
 

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