TRICHY: The district administration has organised special vaccination camps for persons with disability (PwD) in 14 blocks in rural Trichy on Wednesday.
The camps will be held on Thursday also.
Trichy collector S Sivarasu appealed to the people with disabilities who are above 18 years of age to take the vaccines at the camps.
The camps were organized at 26 locations in the rural parts of the district on Wednesday.
The department of public health allotted 2,800 doses of Covaxin for the camps.
On the first day, 242 PwDs took the jabs.
Overall, 2,266 people were vaccinated in the district.
“We are creating awareness among the people with disabilities to take the vaccine shots.
Still people are hesitant,” said district differently-abled welfare officer R Ravichandran.
On Thursday, the camps will be held at 14 locations – PHCs at Navalpattu, Inamkulathur, Kulumani, Sirugambur, Pudhur Uthamanur, Valanadu, Puthanatham,Pullambadi, Vaiyampatti, Thandalaiputhur, Thathaingarpettai, Veeramachanpatti,Kattuputhur and Uppiliyapuram.