Door-to-door Vaccines

The Taliban's decision to halt door-to-door polio vaccinations in Afghanistan has jeopardized the nation's fight against the disease.

With COVID cases rising at the rate of nine per cent, authorities here have started a Har Ghar Dastak' campaign in which officials will go door to door and administer vaccine doses to eligible people.

The Centre's 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign for door-to-door Covid vaccination has led to a 5.9 per cent rise in the first dose coverage and an 11.7 per cent hike in the second dose coverage till November 30, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.

The door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination campaign 'Har Ghar Dastak' has been extended till December 31 with a focus on 100% first dose coverage and completing the backlog of second dose vaccination, the Union Health Ministry said.

The Centre's 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign will continue till December 31 with a focus on 100 per cent first dose COVID-19 vaccination, and completing the backlog of second dose vaccination, informed official sources on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today emphasised on the importance of door-to-door vaccination and said equal importance has to be given to both doses.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign will be launched over the next one month for door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination in poor performing districts

Two persons, including a Community Health Centre (CHC) official, were arrested on Monday for allegedly administering COVID-19 vaccines illegally in a door-to-door campaign in Greater Noida, police said.

Andhra Pradesh: A video showed a group of women health workers walking in a narrow residential street. They stopped in front of almost every house as they shouted "Corona vaccine".

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Central government on a plea seeking to bring focus on vaccinating persons with disabilities at their residences since they face a higher risk of being infected by the virus.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on door-to-door Covid vaccinations for persons suffering with disability within two weeks.

In a reply to a petition in Bombay High Court in the matter of door-to-door vaccination drive for bed-ridden people, the BMC on Thursday informed the court that of the 4,889 people who registered for the campaign, 1,317 were vaccinated till August 9.

Mumbai civic body BMC said that till August 9, 2021, 1,317 bed-ridden citizens have been vaccinated during the door-to-door vaccination drive.

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the Centre and Delhi government's reply on a plea seeking direction to them to introduce a policy on urgent door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for bed-ridden senior citizens here.

The Maharashtra government and the Mumbai civic body told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that they would start door-to-door vaccination against COVID-19 for bed-ridden and immobile people in the city as a pilot project from August 1.

The Taliban's decision to halt door-to-door polio vaccinations in Afghanistan has jeopardized the nation's fight against the disease.

With COVID cases rising at the rate of nine per cent, authorities here have started a Har Ghar Dastak' campaign in which officials will go door to door and administer vaccine doses to eligible people.

The Centre's 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign for door-to-door Covid vaccination has led to a 5.9 per cent rise in the first dose coverage and an 11.7 per cent hike in the second dose coverage till November 30, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.

The door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination campaign 'Har Ghar Dastak' has been extended till December 31 with a focus on 100% first dose coverage and completing the backlog of second dose vaccination, the Union Health Ministry said.

The Centre's 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign will continue till December 31 with a focus on 100 per cent first dose COVID-19 vaccination, and completing the backlog of second dose vaccination, informed official sources on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today emphasised on the importance of door-to-door vaccination and said equal importance has to be given to both doses.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign will be launched over the next one month for door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination in poor performing districts

Two persons, including a Community Health Centre (CHC) official, were arrested on Monday for allegedly administering COVID-19 vaccines illegally in a door-to-door campaign in Greater Noida, police said.

Andhra Pradesh: A video showed a group of women health workers walking in a narrow residential street. They stopped in front of almost every house as they shouted "Corona vaccine".

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Central government on a plea seeking to bring focus on vaccinating persons with disabilities at their residences since they face a higher risk of being infected by the virus.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on door-to-door Covid vaccinations for persons suffering with disability within two weeks.

In a reply to a petition in Bombay High Court in the matter of door-to-door vaccination drive for bed-ridden people, the BMC on Thursday informed the court that of the 4,889 people who registered for the campaign, 1,317 were vaccinated till August 9.

Mumbai civic body BMC said that till August 9, 2021, 1,317 bed-ridden citizens have been vaccinated during the door-to-door vaccination drive.

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the Centre and Delhi government's reply on a plea seeking direction to them to introduce a policy on urgent door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for bed-ridden senior citizens here.

The Maharashtra government and the Mumbai civic body told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that they would start door-to-door vaccination against COVID-19 for bed-ridden and immobile people in the city as a pilot project from August 1.