The civic body began vaccinating children aged 15-18 against Covid-19 at its nine jumbo centres across the city from January 3. Over nine lakh people born in 2007 or earlier will start receiving free vaccines in nine jumbo centres and paid shots in private facilities. Pics/Satej Shinde, Pradeep Dhivar
Updated On: 2022-01-03 04:31 PM IST
The immunisation process at the civic-run centres will be free of cost. Paid vaccination is also available at some of the private centres that have stock of Covaxin vaccine. The civic body allowed both walk-ins and prior registration via the CoWIN app for vaccination. Pic/Satej Shinde
According to the Centre’s guidelines, children will be administered only Covaxin. Pic/Satej Shinde
Besides the jumbo centres, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar railway hospital, Byculla, was also open for vaccination for children. Pic/Satej Shinde
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray exhorted children to go for their doses, while at many centres there were VIPs waiting to welcome the kids, like Health Minister Rajesh Tope in Jalna, Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray and Mayor Kishori Pednekar in Mumbai, other ministers in other districts, parliamentarians or legislators in different areas. Pic/Satej Shinde
Some big schools in urban centres have decided to arrange the vaccination drive at their own campuses to ensure all the children in the 15-18 age group are covered. Pic/Satej Shinde
