RWAs hold neighbourhood camps to get more citizens inoculated

Lakhs have received atleast one dose with help from residents’ welfare associations

After working with the civic body to contain the spread of COVID-19 during the peak of the second wave and setting up COVID care centres, Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) are channelling their resources to get more citizens vaccinated. Many have organised mass vaccination camps or have tied up with private healthcare service providers. Changemakers of Kanakapura Road, a consortium of over 80 RWAs on Kanakapura Road, has vaccinated nearly 7,000 residents from 80 apartments between Sarakki Junction (Outer Ring Road) and NICE Road. The consortium hopes to cover at least 15,000 residents by the end of the month, said Gautam Kamat, treasurer. Renukaprasad G.S. from the Shanthinagar RWA said the association had already held around four camps for the residents in the community. While two camps were held in an apartment, the RWA had booked a one-hour slot at the Primary Health Centre in the locality where residents could get the shot.