Plea to include mental illness in list of comorbidities
The Hindu
A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court to include severe mental illness in the list of specified comorbidities to enable getting priority COVID-19 vaccination. The plea also sought direction to frame a policy to provide COVID-19 vaccination to homeless, mentally ill persons wandering on the streets.
Currently, the government has prioritised healthcare workers, front-line workers (personnel in State and Central police department, armed forces, home guard and civil defence organisation, including disaster management volunteers, municipal workers, poll officers in election-bound States), persons aged 60 and above and those aged between 45 and 59 with identified 20 comorbidities for COVID-19 vaccination.
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