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MUMBAI: Vaccination for all above 45 years began on a high note as the state and the city registered record turnouts on Thursday, giving a much-needed nudge to a drive that was losing steam.
Maharashtra recorded over 3lakh vaccinations while Mumbai breached 55,000, the highest in a single day for both. In Mumbai, over 37,000 from 45 to 59 years got vaccinated, a significant jump from the ,000-5,000 from the same age group with co-morbidities who were turning up.
Urging districts to prioritize immunisation in areas facing a surge in cases, principal health secretary Dr Pradeep Vyas said in a circular that field units must decide if they want to cover wards/villages sequentially or eligible groups in the shortest time. He asked districts to try and exhaust the recent vaccine consignment (of 26.77lakh doses) in 5-7 days by pushing daily vaccinations to 4lakh.