Katkari tribe, categorised as Particularly Vulnerable Tribe Group (PVTG), with a high percentage of malnutrition, and hence poor immunity, became extremely susceptible to contracting the deadly COVID-19 virus in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. The reluctance in getting themselvestested for COVID-19 or contacting government hospitals during the pandemic added further to their woes. Myths around vaccination causing impotence or even deaths stopped...