Vaccination to resume at 62 private hospitals in Mumbai on Monday as Maharashtra recieves fresh doses
In Mumbai, 49 civic and government-run institutions are designated as vaccination centres while 71 private hospitals have the facility to administer the anti-COVID 19 vaccines.
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A health worker administers the COVISHIELD vaccine for COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Mumbai. (Photo | AP) By PTI
MUMBAI: With the fresh stock of anti- COVID 19 vaccines being made available by the Mumbai civic body, the halted vaccination drive will resume at 62 of the 71 designated private hospitals in the megapolis from April 12, municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said on Sunday.
COVID-19 vaccination in Mumbai: BMC targets inoculating 1 lakh people per day
Currently, 40,000 to 45,000 people are being given vaccine shots here in a day at around 85 immunisation centres, including 54 private hospitals
PTI | March 16, 2021 | Updated 12:42 IST
On Monday, 44,683 people received vaccine shots in Mumbai, according to the civic body
With an aim to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has set a target of inoculating one lakh people in the city every day, BMC officials said on Tuesday. Currently, 40,000 to 45,000 people are being given vaccine shots here in a day at around 85 immunisation centres, including 54 private hospitals, they said.
CM Uddhav Thackerey inaugurated the Covid-19 vaccination centre at BKC in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday inaugurated a Covid-19 vaccination centre at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
The CM said that this day was historic and was a revolutionary step in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. This centre was packed with Covid-19 patients till a few months ago and it s the same centre which is now witnessing a historic day, said Thackeray.
The CM also said that the healthcare workers, who are getting the vaccine on the first day of the vaccination drive, were the real heroes of the day and it is because of their efforts the Covid centres in the city are lying vacant.