HC notice to Centre on plea for vaccine for people suffering from mental illness
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March 16, 2021 00:44 IST
Petitioner says one major group overlooked in the list of co-morbidities is persons with severe mental illness
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Petitioner says one major group overlooked in the list of co-morbidities is persons with severe mental illness
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a petition seeking to include people suffering from mental illness in the list of specified co-morbidities to get COVID-19 vaccine on priority basis.
A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh also issued notice to the Central Mental Health Authority and the National Expert Group of Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 and sought their responses and listed the case for further hearing on April 30.