NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has vaccinated 507 elderly citizens staying in the old age homes, and has appealed to people to register their demand for home vaccination in case they are immobilised for at least six months.
Many citizens had approached the NMC for vaccination of people at the old age homes as some of them are too old to step out.
The NMC, therefore, started a special campaign in which data of the beneficiaries was collected from the institutes. The inoculators were then sent to the locations along with the vaccine doses.
“We have vaccinated 507 people across 20 old age homes and the teams are ready to help the other citizens who need the service”, said Dr Ajita Salunke, the immunization officer of the NMC.
As per the guidelines, all beneficiaries are to be administered Covaxin doses only.
A few more beneficiaries, are yet to get vaccinated and therefore, the NMC has requested them to get in touch on the helpline numbers.
The NMC has announced the helpline numbers — 0253-2317292 / 9607432233 — for those who require home vaccination, but there has been no response so far.
Beneficiaries who have been immobilized for more than six months — due to mishaps, age, surgeries, ill-health etc. — can apply for the home-vaccination.
Doctors treating such people need to certify their health condition and immobility for at least six months. The vaccination centres have already been asked to take up the requests of home vaccinations and make appropriate decisions.
“The centers will take a call on home vaccination. If people are not satisfied, they can call on the helpline numbers. Meanwhile, the vaccinators are instructed to go out of turn to vaccinate the immobilised people who have been transported to the centres in vehicles on priority as well,” the officer added.
