Stuck at home, centenarian struggles to get vaccine

NGO seeks govt.’s help to get her vaccinated at home, highlights difficulties of disabled in getting jab

Padma Ranganathan, a 100-year-old woman, is finding it difficult to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and an organisation has sought government’s help to get her vaccinated at home. The organisation, which works for differently abled people, also highlighted other problems faced by differently abled and transgenders in accessing vaccination. “She has not stepped out of the house since the beginning of the pandemic and because of it, she has been safe so far. It is not easy for her to go to a hospital because of her advanced age. She lives on the first floor and it is difficult to bring her down too. Also, we don’t want her to be exposed to the virus by going outside,” Reena Ramachandran (80), her daughter, told The Hindu.