Only 4,000 get jab at BMC centres as availability of free vaccines dips

MUMBAI: Availability of free Covid-19 vaccination dipped significantly, with only 4,005 getting jabs at BMC-run centres on Saturday. Overall, 35,484 people took the vaccine on Saturday, with 29,354 taking the shot at private centres. Of 4,005 who got the vaccine at BMC centres, 210 were bed-ridden people who got vaccinated at their homes.
Usually on Saturdays, BMC registers record number of recipients but due to shortage of vaccines numbers were low this time. On Friday, BMC said due to a shortage of vaccines, it would operate only 34 out of 315 public vaccination centres. In July, public vaccination was cancelled for five days due to a shortage.
“We hope to get more supplies on Sunday and should be able to transfer them to centres on the same day,”' said additional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani. While there will be no public vaccination on Sundays, Kakani said BMC hopes to offer more vaccines on Monday.
The state government said 3,45,338 took the jab on Friday.