Private centres administering majority of Covid-19 shots

A woman gets vaccinated at Villa Teresa on Monday. Pic/Suresh Karkera

Private vaccination centres vaccinated the majority of the beneficiaries over the past two days. A total of 94,941 citizens were administered Covid-19 shots on Sunday and Monday, and 71,523 of them paid for their vaccines.

Of the 71,523 recipients, 62,354 (85 per cent) were in the 18 to 44 years age group, and nearly 62,000 went to private centres. The prime minister on Monday announced free vaccination for all adults from June 21, but 4,85,553 youngsters in the city have already availed the paid vaccination service. Many even went to Thane, Palghar and Navi Mumbai.

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Initially, the civic-run centres administered a large chunk of the vaccines. The BMC increased the facilities to 257, but the vaccination numbers still dropped. Whereas 82 private centres have increased the number of doses gradually. On Monday, the civic-run centres administered 21,644 doses - 11,153 to the 45 to 59 years age group. Among the total recipients, 19,634 were senior citizens, 315 lactating mothers and 132 students. Only 6,355 Covaxin doses were administered.

Walk-ins for 45+ today
On Tuesday, people aged 45 and above can walk-in for their shots. While 80 per cent of doses are reserved for the first dose, 20 per cent are meant for the second dose.