Bombay High Court bats for door-to-door jab for elderly
The Hindu
Asks Maharashtra govt. to frame policy, create awareness
The Bombay High Court on Friday told the Maharashtra government to frame a policy or guidelines for door-to-door vaccination of those bedridden, and senior citizens. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni was hearing a public interest litigation by two city-based advocates — Dhruti Kapadia and Kunal Tiwari — seeking door-to-door vaccination for those above 75 years and wheelchair bound. Senior counsel Anil Sakhare appearing for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation informed the court that it conducted a survey for in-home vaccination and identified 2,780 bedridden patients across 24 wards. As per the database shared by the civic body, as on July 14, R Central Ward had the highest number of bedridden people at 297. The survey till now is conducted in seven wards and is still going on in 17 wards.More Related News