Mumbai: Only 73 BMC And State-Run Vaccination Centres Operational On Tuesday

On Tuesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared the list of vaccination centres that will be administering vaccines from 9 am to 5 pm.

Owing to the shortage of vaccines, from the 316 state-run and BMC vaccination centres, only 73 are functional on Tuesday for vaccination in the island city.

According to reports, all the state and BMC run centres will be operational from Wednesday when the vaccine supply is received, stated the civic authority.

List of CVCs administering Covishield on September 21.

HCW/FLW (only 2nd dose)

Citizens of age group 18+

Mumbai citizens going abroad for education, job or emergency purpose (documents mandatory)

45+ (drive-in), pregnant women: Centers mentioned in list

9am-5pm pic.twitter.com/p7Li5YKVzT

— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) September 20, 2021

Based on the list released by the civic authority, both doses of Covaxin will be offered on Tuesday. Every centre has only been given 100 doses, with the authority stating that 50% of the doses will be given to those with online appointments. The rest are left open for those who choose the walk-in mode of registration.

List of CVCs administering Covaxin on September 21.

50% online and 50% on-spot registration.

Kindly carry your first dose certificate.

Time: 9am - 5pm#MyBMCVaccinationUpdate pic.twitter.com/9mwO2ySXBR

— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) September 20, 2021

An aggregate of 66 vaccination centres operated by the Maharashtra government and the BMC in the area will be giving the Covishield vaccine to those over the age of 18. On Tuesday, health care, as well as frontline workers, can attain their second jab of the Covishield vaccine from the centres.

Covishield’s second dose will also be administered to people travelling abroad from Mumbai for higher education or jobs.

The civic authority has requested all to bring their first dose vaccination certificate to the centres.

Both doses of Covishield will also be given to those above the age of 45 at the drive-in centres. Foreign nationals coming back to their country will receive vaccines at all BMC and state-run vaccination centres on operational days, provided travel tickets, visas and other valid documents are shown. 

On September 20, 2021, Mumbai reported 419 covid-19 cases.  

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