Kolkata: In an effort to reach the elderly, weak and severe pain that cannot step out of their home to get Jab, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has launched a pilot program – Duare Vaccination (Jab in front of the door) – in Bhowanipore , Jayashree Doshi, a senior citizen and resident of Chakraberia Road (North), repeatedly appealed to the coordinator of the local environment Ashim Bose to regulate his first dose at home.
He is a cancer patient, and therefore, cannot visit the vaccination clinic itself.
On Monday, the KMC health workers team reached his home and gave him the first Covishield shot.
“We can’t gather courage to bring cancer patients to crowded vaccination clinics.
This is separate, he has a foot injury.
So, we have urged our environmental coordinator to regulate vaccination at home.
We are happy that it can finally be done,” said Asish, “said Asish, Recipient’s son.
Likewise, Madhumita Banerjee, a resident of Rammohan Dutta Road, was happy after the civilian health team on Tuesday managing the second covishield dose.
According to her husband Abhijit, he had taken his first dose at Sambhunath Pandit Hospital on March 13.
After that he fell and suffered a serious leg injury.
“My wife’s mobility was very limited after injury.
Because we stayed on the third floor of a building without an elevator, she was now stranded at home.
We are very grateful that the KMC responds to our appeal and set the second dose at home,” Banerjee said.
According to the environmental coordinator representing a large belt in Bhowanipore, some elderly people asked him to arrange vaccinations at home because they were too old or very sick.
“After filtering cases and talking to my family, I decided to approach the KMC and ask officials to extend the vaccination facility to them,” Reknounted Bose.
According to a KMC health department official, there are similar requests that are delayed from several other wards too.
However, Civic’s body admitted that it was the duty of Herculean to stab thousands of parents and residents of bed.