19 March,2021 04:13 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
A health worker prepares a shot at Nair Hospital on Thursday. Pic/Ashish Raje
When senior citizens and 45 years-plus with comorbidities were added among the beneficiaries for the COVID-19 vaccine, the BMC received a tremendous response. Across the city 40,000-44,000 people were being vaccinated daily, but the numbers have come down now.
For the second consecutive day, on Thursday, fewer than 40,000 beneficiaries got themselves inoculated against novel Coronavirus. According to the BMC's data, 39,644 people were vaccinated throughout the day. So far, 7,68,261 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the city, including 98,811 who have taken both the shots.
As many as 34,973 doses of Covishield and 4,671 doses of Covaxin were administered on Thursday. According to the data, 11 people who took Covishield suffered adverse effects, but they were minor. Among those vaccinated on Thursday, 23,599 were senior citizens and 4,525 were 45-plus with comorbidities. About 1,867 health care workers received their first dose and 1,628 took their second shot. While 3,134 frontline workers took their first shot, 4,891 received the second dose.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has been preparing to increase the number of vaccination centres across the city, and will be including more peripheral and primary care health centres. Civic officials said a proposal has been sent to the central government to add 29 additional private hospitals to the list of institutions assigned for COVID-19 vaccination drive. A municipal maternity home will start vaccinating from Friday.
