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vOlunteer tO Help in vaccine sHOts

Our Bureau nizations like the Association

New Jersey of American Physicians of In-
dian Origin (AAPI) are help-
ndian-American physicians ing the United States to make
in New Jersey’s Ocean sure that a large population is
ICounty area are coming to- vaccinated. Roy said: “They’re
gether to volunteer and assist giving their time here to do that.
state and local authorities to That’s been extraordinary. I be-
administer Covid-19 vaccines lieve by six months, we should
to thousands of residents. Di- have a majority of people vacci-
rector Public Health, Prepared- nated.” The report also quoted
ness, Planning and Education Gupta. He said: “We are here
at Ocean County Health De- every week and we are going to
partment Dr Mukesh Roy and be here until all the residents of
President of the Monmouth Ocean County are vaccinated.”
and Ocean County chapter of According to media reports,
Association of American Phy- this alone.: Little had called for hospitals. former President of Federation
sicians of Indian Origin (MO- complete cooperation with all As a response to this call, of Indian Associations (FIA) and
CAAPI) Dr Avinash Gup- facets of the healthcare system. Roy and Gupta began leading volunteer at the initiative Alok
ta, are leading the initiative. He had also said that almost the efforts where a huge num- Kumar said that in this unique
In a statement, Ocean 200,000 seniors live in Ocean ber of Indian-American physi- collaboration, over 30 physicians
County Commissioner Gerry County, the largest population cians volunteered to help ad- from MOCAAPI have volun-
Little had said that “all hands- of seniors in the state. Ocean minister the vaccine doses to teered every week to vaccinate
on deck are required to admin- County had requested Gover- the residents on the weekend. residents of Ocean County and
ister the vaccine doses and the nor Phil Murphy’s staff to ex- In a report in the Asbury that the physicians vaccinated
government cannot accomplish pand the vaccine distribution in Park Press, Roy said that orga- over 2,000 residents in just a day.

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