Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Amidst the second COVID-19 wave, a group of the transgender community was vaccinated after a special vaccination drive was launched for the community by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) at Kalyan Mandap in the city.
Anshuman Rath, Zonal Deputy Commissioner-South East, Bhubaneswar said that transgender community members, those who were not having an identity card have been also administrated the first jab.
He said “BMC has launched a special vaccination drive for the transgender community at Kalyan Mandap in Bhubaneswar. As of today, there’re around 500 transgenders in Bhubaneswar. A large number of trans members, who was not having an identity card like Aadhar Card or other required documents have been also administrated the first jab against COVID-19.”
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