Shortage bites, no vaccination at BMC centres today and tomorrow

For the second time in August, the vaccination drive in public centres has been cancelled due to vaccine shortage. The BMC said there will be no drive on Thursday and Friday.
On Wednesday too, vaccination was held at limited centres. For the second day in a row this week, fewer than 50 of the 314 public centres were operational. Vaccination was cancelled on August 4 too due to shortage.
A total of 39,538 people got vaccinated on Wednesday, of whom 34,624 took the shots in private centres. Dr Mangala Gomare, BMC’s executive health officer, said it is surprising that the shortage is not leading to a significant rise in footfall in private hospitals that have enough shots. “It was assumed there could be a rush due to local trains being allowed, but it doesn’t appear to be so,” she said. The city has administered almost 77 lakh shots in all.