Pune Municipal Corp. Organizes special vaccination drive for sex workers,over 5,000 women will be inoculated during the drive.
Covid-19 cases are declining in the country, meanwhile, Pune Municipal Corporation in Mumbai organized a special vaccination drive for sex workers intending to ensure that every single person in the city has been inoculated against Covid-19 vaccine. This drive is going to benefit around 5,000 women.
According to the report by ANI, with the help of social workers, the vaccination drive is being carried out successfully for women residing in the area. One of the social worker said "we requested the Civic body to organise a camp for them as they were facing difficulty to get inoculation done. Around 5,000 women are working here."
Meanwhile, with the fear of the Covid-19 third wave looming high, Maharashtra Government has launched a mega Government programme under which 20,000 youths will be trained in Healthcare, nursing and paramedical fields through short term courses.Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray virtually launched "Mukhyamantri Maha Arogya " a skill development programme in the health sector that seeks to bolster human resources to handle the Covid-19 pandemic.
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