Mumbai: Don’t be surprised if the Civic staff goes down from the best minibus in, say, Juhu beach to ask you for your Covid-19 vaccination status.
BMC K-West Ward (Andheri) launched the vaccine-on-wheels drive on Thursday where the best minibus AC, was given to the ward for the ferry the patient covid to the quarantine centers at the peak of the pandemic, now it has been converted into a venous vaccination with a doctor, Civil staff and fridge for storing vaccines.
Van will provide covishield and covaxin.
Prithviraj Chavan, assistant Commissioner of K-West Ward, said his response was “very good”.
On October 15, the van could vaccinate 145 people.
“We have 27 civilian vaccination centers that will continue and besides vaccination will also move.
Apart from high leg areas such as Juhu Beach, we also plan to vaccinate those gather near religious places, markets and housing communities,” he said, Add people where the maximum people are vaccinated, they will try to make sure the target is 100% fulfilled through the drive.
The ambulance will be stored in standby if there is a bad event after immunization.
Rajul Patel, Shiv Sena Corporator from the K-West Ward, said that in case the housing community provides space in the complex, the doctor’s civil team will move and vaccinate the person in it.
“If not, Van will be placed in residential areas and locals will be given a shot.
Because the van will have covishield and covaxin, people can choose anything,” Patel said.
Similar to the BMC Ward G-North (Dadar), which also tries to change the ambulance that has become a vaccine van.
Kiran Dighavkar, Assistant Commissioner of the city of Ward, said the sticker would be inserted to show it van vaccination.
“We plan to cover areas such as the omelet market that sees many buyers, corporate office areas and housing communities in Bangsal.
Van will stop and vaccinate those who meet the requirements and then move to the next location.
There will be a few chairs in it so the recipient can sit for 30 minutes after being given a vaccine.
In this way we will be able to cover most of the ward, “he said.
The G-North Ward has decided to close several centers where many have been vaccinated and started via vantasy to cover them left.
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