Mass vaccination camp in Kasimedu

With the support of village elders, Corporation covers a huge number of fishermen in a major drive

A decades-old small temple seems integral to life at Nagoovar Thottam residents, a fishing hamlet near Harbour. Women wait on the temple’s sandy veranda for the return of their men from the sea. Children play around the granite pillars at the temple. The fishers dry their fishing nets around the temple. Meetings relating to civic issues, local festivals and other such events take place around the temple. A fortnight ago, the veranda at the temple was occupied by residents of the neighbourhood for an urgent meeting called by the village elders. The meeting meant to arrive at a decision about whether to take the vaccine or not.