Transgender persons and farmers pitch in for COVID-19 vaccine awareness
The Hindu
The groups have been combating vaccine hesitancy through awareness drives in their communities
Transgender rights groups in Chennai and Farmers Producers Groups (FPG)from Tiruvallur have started pitching in to create awareness about COVID-19 vaccination and precautions that needs to be taken to curb the spread of COVID-19. They have started conducting awareness drives to educate their members. There are over 1,000 members who are part of the Ponneri Farmers Producers Company (FPC), which comprises 10 FPGs. “We have been conducting an awareness programme on COVID-19 awareness and precautions that need to be taken to prevent getting infected. We have also distributed masks to farmers,” said N Vijayakumar, president of the company. He said that now they have started creating awareness about vaccination. “With the help of the Agricultural Department in Tiruvallur, we will be conducting a vaccination camp for all the members and ensure all farmers are vaccinated,” he said.More Related News