Bhiwandi: The city of Powerloom Bhiwandi holds a doubtful difference in the lowest Covid vaccine coverage among city companies in the Mumbai Metropolitan region.
If Mumbai has managed 98.7% the first dose coverage so far, the numbers in Bhiwandi are less than half (47%).
About 60% of the population of Mumbai 92.3 lakh adults have taken both vaccines, while the appropriate number in this city with a population of 5.83 lakh is 16%.
“Both polio pulses or specifically for measles in 2019, Bhiwandi always became a slung in vaccination.
Covid-19 seems to be no exception,” said Bhiwandi Nizampura City Corporation Corporation (BNMC) Sudhakar Deshmukh, who took over in July.
He met with The Powerloom owner a few days ago and gave an ultimatum that their unit would not be allowed to operate unless their workers were vaccinated.
The corporation has held a vaccination drive in four mosques to destroy Muslims, who are 70% of the Bhiwandi population, to be vaccinated.
Why is doubt? Resident Sameer Shaikh said he and his family decided to wait for two years before taking a vaccine.
“We heard people who took the vaccine to die in two years.
If it’s not like this happens, we will challenge the vaccine, “Shaikh said.
A Maulana said, “People believe social media more than us.
When we appeal the loudspeakers for people to go to vaccination centers, many ask me whether I can guarantee that vaccination will not have side effects .
” Social Activists Asad Shaikh, who helped the Nizampura Civic Corporation by organizing meetings with community leaders, blamed illiterate levels for doubts West Low shares.
BNMC is used to get 5,000 doses such as fighting 50,000 to one lakh y ang used BMC.
“After we talked to the main Secretary (Health) of Dr.
Pradeep Vyas earlier this month about poor shares, we began to get more,” said a citizenship official.
Unlike Mumbai, where the company’s house and NGO joined the hospital for Drive mega vaccination in the slums, Bhiwandi Corporation has not found a CSR partner.
“Most vaccinations carried out in our city have been carried out by 125 health workers in the corporation,” said Immunization Officer Dr.
Varsha Barod.
While three private players signed up for a trip a few months back, the response was bad especially because of its costs.
The private center has managed 10,000 doses, such as fighting a dose of 3.6 lakh corporation.
A little improvement, but …
BNMC has taken the leaves from the polio campaign to send public health workers to the house.
“Our team checks 150 houses every day.
It took us a few weeks to finish the city, ” said Dr.
Bar.
The level of vaccination improved when the Kawach Kupal mission to promote vaccination throughout the country: From the coverage of 37% of the first vaccine on October 8, the number increased It becomes 47%.
Dr Barod said the meeting was held with the leaders of the Muslim community, Maulvis and the leading citizens to spread the message.
“When Maulvis takes a vaccine or provides information about the benefits of vaccines, we believe there are changes,” he said.
In one month, the mosque is Greetings, Deenyat Mosque and Hindustan Mosque have advanced to start vaccination drives.
“About 10,000 shots have been given to the mosque so far,” he said.