Door-to-door vaccination not possible: Union govt to Bombay HC
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The PIL sought at-home vaccination facility for those above 75, the disabled and those who are bed-ridden or wheelchair-bound.Satyendra Singh, Under Secretary in the Union Ministry of Health, listed in the affidavit several reasons for not providing this facility.
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There was also the possibility of high wastage as inoculation drive will take longer, the Centre said in its affidavit.
The government on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that door-to-door vaccination against Covid-19 cannot be made a policy as any such move would lead to vaccine wastage and contamination.