The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday announced that vaccination centres will be set up for students who are bound for foreign universities, starting Monday.
Students in Mumbai who have got confirmed admission to universities abroad and need to get vaccinated before travelling will be inoculated on priority, the Maharashtra government said today.
There would be no inoculation on May 15 and 16, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation tweeted. Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani told PTI that it was a precautionary measure as cyclone Tauktae is forecast to pass close to the city.
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MUMBAI: The vaccination drive for the youngest group of beneficiaries, the 18-45 age bracket, continued for the second day on Sunday, with 2,427 people getting Covishield shots at five centres in the city.
Despite a stockout of the free and highly subsidised vaccines given to the 45-plus age group through a central government programme, the youngsters will get the jabs through the state government’s specially purchased stock of three lakh doses of the Covishield vaccine. “We will continue with the drive for this age group on Tuesday,” additional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani said.
The city received 20,000 of the state-procured three lakh doses from Serum Institute of India in Pune. With roughly 2,500 doses to be given out every day, the stock should be sufficient for another five to six days in the city, said BMC officials.
No vaccination for people above 45 years on Monday, says BMC
No vaccination for people above 45 years on Monday, says BMC
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that the inoculation drive for people above 45 years will remain suspended in Mumbai on Monday due to a vaccine shortage.
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UPDATED: May 3, 2021 01:03 IST
The BMC cancelled vaccinations for people over the age of 45 on Monday due to a vaccine shortage (Picture Credits: PTI/Representative)
Amid lack of vaccine supplies and uncertainty over availability in the next few weeks, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that vaccination centres for people above the age of 45 will remain closed for the fourth consecutive day.