Speaking at the inauguration of a centre at a Wadala hospital, Thackeray said, Considering the population of Mumbai, vaccination centres should be started in all 227 constituencies of the corporation as soon as possible.
After receiving a consignment of 1.1 lakh vaccines on Tuesday, the BMC distributed doses to centres on Wednesday morning. Pic/Ashish Raje
As it struggles to make space for COVID patients, the civic body, in a first, has decided to close its vaccination centre at the Mulund Jumbo COVID Center to make way for beds. The city also continues to reel under a vaccine shortage as 39 private centres did not operate on Wednesday. In addition, suburban Guardian Minister Aaditya Thackeray said that the BMC should have vaccination centres in all 227 corporator wards in the city.
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Speaking at the inauguration of a centre at a Wadala hospital, Thackeray said, “Considering the population of Mumbai, vaccination centres should be started in all 227 constituencies of the corporation as soon as possible.”
At the Mulund jumbo centre, BMC plans to add 1,500 beds. It is increasing centres across the city though and as such, one centre closing should not be a problem. Locals, however, were unhappy with the development as they preferred going to this centre.
A consignment of 1.1 lakh vaccines reached the city late on Tuesday night and doses were distributed to government and civic facilities on Wednesday morning. The consignment should last for three to four days. Dr. Mangala Gomare, executive health officer of BMC, said, “Whenever additional stock comes, we will give to the private ones as well.”
On Wednesday, 36,045 beneficiaries were vaccinated in Tuesday’s second and Wednesday’s first shift. A total of 20,79,943 people have been inoculated, so far. There were about four cases of adverse effects reported. The turnout of senior citizens was 14,786, of those aged 45 and above was 17,484, of health care workers was 1,237 and of frontline workers was 2,538.
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