PMC to start ‘vax-on-wheels’ for those with mobility woes
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation is set to bring Covid vaccines to senior citizens, people with disabilities and those who’re bedridden.
The civic body is tying up with a private firm to start the “vaccine-on-wheels” drive from Monday. The initiative is limited to PMC limits.
“An MoU has been signed with the private organisation, which has experience of conducting such drives in different cities. It will start vaccination-on-wheels in PMC limits from next week,” said Pune municipal commissioner Vikram Kumar.
Kumar said the programme will be available for a priority section of the city's population. The PMC is reaching out to old-age homes, hospitals and patient care centres for the drive.
As per the PMC’s plan, mobile vaccination units will be dispatched to earmarked locations. Each unit will have to administer 150 doses of Covid vaccines daily. The plan involves the setting up of 15 such units.
The mobile units will have doctors, nurses and paramedical staff. Ambulances will be on standby at the vaccination site. Officials with the PMC said the target is to vaccinate nearly one lakh beneficiaries who have limited mobility. They added that the project is supported by CSR funding.
“We will soon share the details of the locations and number of doses that are to be administered via this drive. The numbers will also depend on availability of vaccine doses,” Kumar said.
The civic body is tying up with a private firm to start the “vaccine-on-wheels” drive from Monday. The initiative is limited to PMC limits.
“An MoU has been signed with the private organisation, which has experience of conducting such drives in different cities. It will start vaccination-on-wheels in PMC limits from next week,” said Pune municipal commissioner Vikram Kumar.
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This is a welcome step by the PMC. Senior citizens and people with disabilities are among the most vulnerable and need protection. We have seen several images of the elderly waiting in queues or struggling to climb stairs at hospital sites. Nobody should be deprived of a vaccine shot. Other civic bodies, municipal councils and zilla parishads should also emulate the PMC and make the Covid-19 vaccination process hassle-free for senior citizens. A flexible approach, coupled with the required medical support, will also boost coverage.
Kumar said the programme will be available for a priority section of the city's population. The PMC is reaching out to old-age homes, hospitals and patient care centres for the drive.
As per the PMC’s plan, mobile vaccination units will be dispatched to earmarked locations. Each unit will have to administer 150 doses of Covid vaccines daily. The plan involves the setting up of 15 such units.
The mobile units will have doctors, nurses and paramedical staff. Ambulances will be on standby at the vaccination site. Officials with the PMC said the target is to vaccinate nearly one lakh beneficiaries who have limited mobility. They added that the project is supported by CSR funding.
“We will soon share the details of the locations and number of doses that are to be administered via this drive. The numbers will also depend on availability of vaccine doses,” Kumar said.
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