MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday asked the Centre to have a “relook” at its stand on door-to-door vaccination for the elderly and bed-ridden and to consider the issue by May 6, the next date of hearing.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni said it would be a “choice between the devil and the deep sea for the elderly when the Centre’s counsel said managing any adverse event following immunization (AEFI) may pose a challenge since many of those who are bed-ridden or very advanced in age may have some other existing health conditions or co-morbidities.
Bombay High Court asks government to relook policy on door-to-door vaccination
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The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had on Wednesday informed the court that door-to-door vaccination was not possible due to various reasons including the possibility of contamination and wastage of vaccine.
Agencies Don t close the chapter saying it is not possible. This ought not to be the policy. The Union Government will have to give a relook to its policy and do something for the elderly people.
The policy needs a relook by experts. You cannot leave old people to die, Chief Justice Datta said.
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New Delhi: 62,714 new coronavirus infections were observed in India on Sunday, the largest single day so far this year, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health.
While registering steady growth for the 18th day, the number of active cases has risen to 4,86,310, comprising 4.06 percent of total infections, while the recovery rate has fallen further to 94.58 percent, the data said.
There were 62,714 new cases reported in a 24-hour period, the highest since October 16, 2020, while the number of deaths with 312 daily new deaths rose to 1,61,552, the highest in nearly three months. .
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Oxygen Express, which ran from Lucknow to Bokaro Steel Plant for oxygen supply in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo/Twitter)
Oxygen Express train to soon reach Bokaro Steel Plant to bring supply to UP ANI | Updated: Apr 22, 2021 22:12 IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): For the supply of oxygen in Uttar Pradesh, the Oxygen Express train which is headed for the BokaroSteel Plant has crossed Varanasi, said Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday.
Taking to Twitter, Goyal said, Oxygen Express, which run from Lucknow to BokaroSteel Plant for oxygen supply in Uttar Pradesh, has crossed Varanasi.
He said a Green Corridor without red lights has been created to ensure that the train reaches its destination as soon as possible.
Procuring oxygen from faraway places a challenge
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Multiple issues in transportation
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Procuring oxygen from places thousands of kilometres away from Telangana is fraught with risks that could hamper the supply, senior officials of the Health department said.
They added that there could be multiple problems while procuring oxygen from Bhilai, Madhya Pradesh, which is 1,300 km in a two-way journey. “There could be problems in transportation if a lockdown is announced, or some other unforeseen issue,” the senior officials said.
Besides, insufficient number of tankers to procure it is another problem, but that is being resolved. They said that around 305 metric tonnes of oxygen were being procured currently. But considering the severity of the COVID situation, around 400 metric tonnes of oxygen would be required in the State. This was communicated to the Union Ministry of Health, a few weeks ago.