West Bengal issues general guidelines for vaccination
On 18th May, 2021 the Government of West Bengal issued guidelines for the administration of vaccines. The process has been split into two groups-
Group A-
General- for the people at large
groups which are super spreaders/ public facing/ forcibly exposed to public mingling
Group B-
Residuary segments of government and para-government employees including judicial staff
dealers of essential services/goods and their operating staff that is ration dealer, kerosene dealer and LPG dealers and petrol pump staff
Transport workers including auto/taxi and toto drivers and rickshaw pullers
Journalists
Lawyers and muharrirs, law clerks
sex workers and transgenders
hawkers including newspaper vendors
Retail sellers of vegetables/ grocery items/ fish etc
COVID volunteers
Inmates of social welfare homes, correctional homes