{"id":4870,"date":"2021-08-12T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=4870"},"modified":"2024-10-07T11:19:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T11:19:14","slug":"calcutta-rescue-starts-covid-vaccination-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2021\/08\/12\/calcutta-rescue-starts-covid-vaccination-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Calcutta Rescue starts Covid Vaccination Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4870\" class=\"elementor elementor-4870\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Calcutta Rescue starts Covid Vaccination Drive<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"6d9d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e6428b7 ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2021\/08\/12\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 12, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebf69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ebf69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Many of them were not able to get vaccinated on time.<\/p>\n<p>Calcutta Rescue supports thousands of poorest of the poor slum dwellers who live in most vulnerable condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the middle of the Second Wave there was a shortage of vaccines. Only Government health centres were providing and still are providing free vaccines. However, there is a huge opportunity cost because of the long queues to avail them, lack of digital literacy and vaccine hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>Private vaccination is expensive and our beneficiaries can\u2019t afford them. These problems are further aggravated for<br \/>the patients with serious diseases and co-morbidities.<\/p>\n<p>CR is ensuring easier access to these vaccines and hence protection from the disease and livelihood continuity.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, Calcutta Rescue partnered with Narayana Health Rabindra Nath Tagore hospital and Apollo Clinic. The project is funded by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/omidyar.com\/\">Omidyar Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vaccination is being done in the hospitals.\u00a0 We have arranged a vehicle to carry our patients to the hospital for a safe trip. Patients are being ferried to hospitals and clinics by our vehicle. They are being briefed about do and don\u2019ts after getting the vaccine in the vehicle. Every patient is checked with thermal guns before they are able to sit on the bus.\u201d says Dr Ghosh, the Deputy CEO of Calcutta Rescue (Medical).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99bae7c e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99bae7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321417c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"321417c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"619\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.20-PM-1024x768-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4875 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.20-PM-1024x768-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.20-PM-1024x768-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.20-PM-1024x768-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/619;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.20-PM-1024x768-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4875\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.20-PM-1024x768-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.20-PM-1024x768-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.20-PM-1024x768-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f111959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f111959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"736\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.18-PM-1-1024x914-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4874 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.18-PM-1-1024x914-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.18-PM-1-1024x914-1-300x268.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.18-PM-1-1024x914-1-768x686.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/736;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.18-PM-1-1024x914-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4874\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.18-PM-1-1024x914-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.18-PM-1-1024x914-1-300x268.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-05-at-4.39.18-PM-1-1024x914-1-768x686.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405bfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405bfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe vaccination started from 25th July. We chose Nonadanga slum area. Registrations were done by CR staff beforehand. And we took the patients safely to the hospital.\u201d said Debu, the head of Calcutta Street Medicine project,\u00a0 \u201d We are proud to say that all 475 slum dwellers of Nonadanga have been vaccinated with their first dose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calcutta Rescue staff are now working on sensitizing more slum dwellers for getting their vaccines. The charity is aiming to vaccinate 10,000 people by 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calcutta Rescue starts Covid Vaccination Drive August 12, 2021 We lost many people in the past three months. Many of them were not able to get vaccinated on time. Calcutta Rescue supports thousands of poorest of the poor slum dwellers who live in most vulnerable condition.\u00a0 In the middle of the Second Wave there was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-posts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4870"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4878,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4870\/revisions\/4878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}