On Wednesday, June 30, the Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court that it would soon start door-to-door vaccination against COVID-19 on an experimental basis for elderly and bedridden citizens in the state.
However, the first such drive on a "trial and experiment basis" will start in Pune, the government told the bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni.
The state through advocate general Ashutosh Kumbhakoni further told the bench that the policy would be implemented without seeking any approval from the Union government.
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The reason for choosing Pune was that it is neither too big nor small and also the fact that the earlier scheme of inoculating students, too had been implemented first in Pune city, he added.
The students who were seeking vaccination were asked to respond on an email address and once the list was prepared, the drive started.
He said that taking a cue from this successful drive, the civic authorities of the Pune district will invite emails from the family members of patients who are immobile. And accordingly visit their home for the inoculation.
Kumbhakoni added that once the Pune model is successful, the state will extend it to other districts as well. He also said that the state government will deal with this issue with extreme urgency.
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