Kolkata: Vaccination-on-wheels rolls into New Town

KOLKATA: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) on Monday launched the vaccination-on-wheels service in New Town specially designed to vaccinate hawkers and street vendors and also resumed vaccination drive for domestic helps in 18+ age group in the township following a revised health department order.
A total of 44 persons, primarily hawkers and shopkeepers of some of the market areas of New Town, were vaccinated through the ‘Duare Vaccine’ service in which the authorities used one of the electric buses to reach the hawkers.
Officials said they had earlier started vaccinating domestic helps. But, the authorities had to stop it following a government advisory.
“On Saturday, we received a revised guideline stating that domestic helps will be treated as a priority group and so from Monday, we resumed giving Covishield vaccines to them again, both for 18+ and 45+ age groups,” said an official.
The New Town Forum and News (NTFN), a New Townbased NGO, plans to hold 10 camps in association with private hospitals, covering 20 housing complexes in the township this week.
They have plans to administer about 4,000 doses to the residents.