The Bombay High Court on Monday gave the Maharashtra government time till June 22 to decide on starting door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination f...
The Bombay High Court on Monday gave the Maharashtra government time till June 22 to decide on starting door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination for citizens above 75 years of age and those who are bedridden, PTI reported.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni was hearing a public interest litigation filed by lawyers Dhruti Kapadia and Kunal Tiwari seeking directions to the central and state governments, along with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, to start door-to-door vaccination.
During the hearing on Monday, Kapadia highlighted a report in the Hindustan Times about Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope saying that the government was working on allowing home inoculation for those who cannot visit vaccination centres. Kerala, Odisha and Jharkhand have also been conducting such vaccination drives.
However, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for the Centre, said door-to-door vaccination was not a part of the national inoculation policy at present, Bar and Bench reported.
Singh read out the Union health ministry’s response to the Mumbai civic body seeking permission for door-to-door vaccination.
“The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 has advised that vaccination cannot be given at doorstep due to various issues and risks associated with maintenance of proper cold chains, potential contamination of vaccines, AEFIs [Adverse event following immunisation] management, vaccine...
