MUMBAI: Amid shortage of vaccines, the city on Tuesday reached a milestone by completing 90 lakh vaccinations. However, the vaccination drive will be a trimmed one at the 315 public centres on Wednesday due to unavailability of doses.
Dr Mangala Gomare, BMC’s executive health officer, said that some doses are expected to arrive on Wednesday, which would be distributed to public centres on Thursday. “We will have a limited drive on Wednesday and centres may remain closed on Thursday,” she said.
On Tuesday too, limited public centres administered vaccines. Over 83,650 people could get inoculated—around 47,000 in public centres and 36,662 at private ones.
According to CoWin, a total of 90,93,920 vaccine doses have been administered in Mumbai since the start of the drive in January. At least 67.5 lakh people have got the first dose, while 23.4 lakh have been fully vaccinated. “Around 70% of Mumbai’s population has been vaccinated with at least one dose, while 25% have got both the doses,” said Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner. He said the BMC was trying to accelerate vaccination depending on doses before the expected third wave.
As per BMC data, over 90% of senior citizens, over 80% in the 45-59 age group and around 57% in the 18-44 age bracket have been covered with at least one dose, officials said. The private sector too has aided in Mu-mbai’s vaccine coverage, said Kakani. More than 43%, or over 38 lakh doses, have been admin-istered in the private sector.
