 This study found that 53.3% of male and 46.7% of female waste workers were suffering from COVID-19 related symptoms despite the fact that 77.6% of them had not yet received a COVID vaccine. Additionally, 93.9% of those who had not yet received a vaccine were Indian citizens. Furthermore, the majority of waste workers were reluctant to go for a COVID test due to fear of discrimination or lack of identification documents. This article was authored by Ashish Kanol.