Tirupattur District
Vaccinating a beneficiary at her doorsteps
Positive Learnings
- The recruitment of local staff was a positive point as it increased the acceptance of vaccine in the local communities.
- Support from local Government authorities helped in effective execution of the project.
Challenges
- Communal disharmony due to religious differenced occurred during mobilization in specific communities. It took special effort from the team to mobilize and spread awareness in such areas for COVID vaccination.
Vaccinating an old aged beneficiary
Madurai District
Vaccination camp in a locality
Positive Learnings
- Support from local leaders helped to identify the target population and they also initiated mobilization.
- To ensure vaccine delivery till the last mile, door-to-door vaccination campaign was conducted for the left out people.
Challenges
- A technical challenge was faced to the unavailability of Identity Proofs of the individuals in certain communities.
Tirunelveli District
Vaccination camp in a locality
Positive Learnings
- The Vaccine On Wheels team was successful in achieving daily targets due to the cooperation and responsibility accounted by each of them on ground.
- The support from the ASHA workers and local stakeholders helped in better results of community mobilization.
Challenges
- Members of few communities were hesitant and were not ready to get vaccinated.
Vaccination camp in a school
Ranipet District
Vaccination camp outside a temple
Positive Learnings
- Vaccination camps at schools helped to cover the maximum population of under 18 years of age as most of the children in the age group were enrolled in schools.
- The strategy of vaccination camp in public places like railway station and bus stands helped to maximize the coverage.
Challenges
- Vaccine hesitancy prevailed in certain communities, and it was challenging to convince them to get vaccinated.
Vaccination camp in a railway station
Thoothukudi District
Vaccination camp in a school
Positive Learnings
- Support from the Government staffs and local stakeholders helped in smooth implementation of the project.
- Involvement of teachers and school authorities in mobilizing the students and their parents worked in a positive way.
Challenges
- Vaccine acceptance was a challenge among the communities that were approached for the first time. It took multiple rounds of counselling to convince such people to get vaccinated.
Vaccination camp in a locality
Tiruvallur District
Vaccination camp in a temple
Positive Learnings
- The impact of awareness generation before scheduling of the vaccination drive was ten-fold. Increased footfall at the camp thus helped in increasing vaccine coverage for the District.
- Rapport building was found to be beneficial for the purpose of vaccine acceptance for the local governing bodies, communities, as well as the Government Officials.
Challenges
- Misinformation about the COVID vaccine created fear in people’s mind because of which they were not ready to get vaccinated. It was challenging to convince them to get vaccinated.
Vaccination camp for factory workers
Nagapattinam District
Mobilizing people from door-to-door
Positive Learnings
- Doorstep vaccination of old-aged and specially-abled people turned out to be effective in increasing the coverage.
- Three days’ prior mobilization helped in effective mobilization and led to maximum footfall at vaccination camp.
Challenges
- People were unavailable in the villages during the day as most of them went to work.
