Door to door vaccine- MUMBAI: The government of Maharashtra has told the Bombay High Court that it will launch a home-based program to administer Covid vaccines to people who cannot get up early on an experimental basis and will not wait for the approval of the central government for the same. With that, the court asked the government why the approval of the Center is needed to start this program.
The court heard a public interest dispute
The High Court heard a DIP filed by two petitioners Dhriti Kapadia and Kunal Tiwari, asking the Center and the state government to provide housing for people over the age of 75, people with disabilities, people who cannot to get out of bed. been asked to give instructions for starting the home vaccination.
(Door to door vaccine) House-to-house vaccination program already implemented in Kerala, Jharkhand, Bihar – High Court
The government had said in the filed affidavit that it would need to get central government approval before starting the door-to-door vaccination program. In this regard, the court explained why approval is needed, when Kerala, Jharkhand and Bihar have already started a door-to-door vaccination program.
The High Court also cited media reports
Not only that, the High Court also highlighted some media reports, according to which doctors and nurses from the hilly region of Tripura were going to people’s homes to get vaccinated. The court put the case in the judge’s chamber for a new hearing today.
