RWA of Noida Sector 51 comes to aid of senior citizens for vaccination

Noida: The residents welfare association (RWA) of Sector 51 has come to the aid of senior citizens in the area by assisting with registration for Covid-19 vaccination and also by sponsoring the first dose

Noida: The residents welfare association (RWA) of Sector 51 has come to the aid of senior citizens in the area by assisting with registration for Covid-19 vaccination and also by sponsoring the first dose. The RWA has so far identified 48 senior citizens who have shown interest in getting vaccinated, said office bearers of the resident body.

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“Many people are reluctant to get vaccinated. We are trying to convince them and hope that more people will come forward. So far, we have a list of 48 senior citizens. The RWA will sponsor the first dose of the vaccine for those who want to get vaccinated at private centres,” said Sanjeev Kumar, president of Sector 51 RWA.

He said that a registration camp was set up a few days ago to help those seniors who are not tech-savvy. “A number of senior citizens are living alone, while some others are bed ridden due to illnesses. The idea is to help as many people as we can. On weekends, we also help them with travelling to a vaccination centre. We have also spoken to a private clinic to save some slots for walk-ins from our sector,” said Kumar.

Residents said that the initiative is helpful to them. “Me and my wife got vaccinated yesterday at the clinic. The doctors, one of them lives in our sector only, were very friendly. Hopefully, more people will come forward for the vaccination,” said 70-year-old Pawan Kumar Sharma, a resident of Sector 51.

The RWA is also working on making a list of people with co-morbidities to help them out as well with the vaccination process, its president said.