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Dr Aqsa Shaikh: India's first transgender leading vaccine duty | Oneindia News

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Dr Aqsa Shaikh: India's first transgender leading vaccine duty | Oneindia News

Dr Aqsa Shaikh: India's first transgender leading vaccine duty | Oneindia News

Dr Aqsa Shaikh is an associate professor at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard University and she is the nodal officer for the Covid vaccination centre there.

She is reportedly the only transgender helming vaccine duty in India.

How did she get where she is in a society where transgender role models are rarely seen?

We bring you her story.

#AqsaShaikh #TransgenderRoleModels #Transition


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