
Special vaccination drive for persons with disabilities, transgender people begins in Virudhunagar
The Hindu
While 50 transgender people participated in a camp on Thursday morning; doorstep vaccination has begun for persons with disabilities
The Virudhunagar district administration began a special COVID-19 vaccination drive for vulnerable people such as persons with disabilities and transgender people, on Thursday. Based on instructions from Virudhunagar Collector, J. Meghanath Reddy, the health department organised a special camp for transgender people in Virudhunagar where more than 50 transgender people took part in the morning.
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