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Jaipur: Separate vaccination camps for transgenders on Thursday | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: A separate camp for Covid vaccination will be organised for the transgender community here at Garima Grah at Khatipura Mod on July 22.
“We are organising the camp at the place of choice of transgender community. The first camp will be organised on July 22 and more will be held later,” said Dr Narrottam Sharma, chief medical health officer (Jaipur-I).
Transgender community was feeling left out from the vaccination drive.
For vaccinating members of the community, social justice and empowerment department had also issued letters to the collector. “We received the order of vaccination camp today (Saturday).
Health department officials have told us they will vaccinate 50 persons at Garima Grah. They have also ensured more such camps will be held for the community,” said Pushpa Mai, transgender activist running Nai Bhor, an NGO.
“We are organising the camp at the place of choice of transgender community. The first camp will be organised on July 22 and more will be held later,” said Dr Narrottam Sharma, chief medical health officer (Jaipur-I).
Transgender community was feeling left out from the vaccination drive.
For vaccinating members of the community, social justice and empowerment department had also issued letters to the collector. “We received the order of vaccination camp today (Saturday).
Health department officials have told us they will vaccinate 50 persons at Garima Grah. They have also ensured more such camps will be held for the community,” said Pushpa Mai, transgender activist running Nai Bhor, an NGO.
