Door-to-door covid vaccination not likely now: Government

The centre signaled that Maharashtra’s call for door-to-door vaccination for Covid might not be possible now. The health ministry indicated that it has received no formal request yet from Maharashtra.

The state is witnessing the highest numbers in the emergent second wave of the infection.

The health secretary said the vaccine is for adults, “distinct from a universal immunisation programme where we have decades of experience”.

He added, “What we are dealing with is not only adult vaccination but also a vaccination where there may be adverse events following vaccination. For which, you need to keep a person under watch for 30 minutes.”

The health secretary further said, “Till date, we have not received any specific update about what you call door to door vaccination”.

Brihanmumbai Corporation chief Iqbal Chahal told reporters, “We requested state to in turn request the Centre to allow us to do door-to-door vaccination”.

“When the Centre’s team had visited 10 days ago, I had requested them to allow us to go door to door, so we can go on vaccination drive in big way,” he said.