The Delhi government will organize its first camp for immunization of children of sex workers near GB Road here on Wednesday.
Government sources said that of the area’s nearly 1,000 adult residents, 100% had been given the first dose and 90% had received their second dose.
Apart from children of sex workers aged 15 to 18 years, the central district administration, under whose jurisdiction the red light area falls, hopes to include children from disadvantaged backgrounds living nearby for their first vaccine at the Anglo Arabic school. does.
According to government sources, around 70 to 100 children are expected to be covered on Wednesday, after which more children will be vaccinated.
Sources said the camp will also serve as a means to cover adults – the remaining 10% eligible for a second dose – on Wednesday and in the days to come.
Apart from giving the vaccine to children living in welfare and de-addiction homes, the Central District Railway is distributing rations since the first wave of COVID-19 with the support of NGOs including Children India, Center for Holistic Development, IMDT, Katakatha and others. Other NGOs.
Since June, a senior government official said, regular monthly health check-up camps have been organized in the area as well as two mega health camps where ENT specialists and gynecologists were present.