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COVID-19: BMC to start 7 more drive-in vaccination centres in Mumbai

The drive-in centre where people can get a shot of coronavirus vaccine without getting out of their vehicles started in the city on Tuesday, May 4. These are primarily meant for specially abled people or senior citizens who can get these jabs.

COVID-19: BMC to start 7 more drive-in vaccination centres in Mumbai
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to set up more drive-in vaccination centres across the city after its first in Dadar has drawn praise from a lot of quarters.

Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, who issued the order on Thursday, asked officials to set up the centres in each of the seven administrative regions of the city, a civic official said.

The decision was taken after Chahal held a meeting with Minister Aaditya Thackeray, who is also Guardian Minister of Mumbai suburban district. "With regard to the crowding at some of the Vaccination centres and the opening up of more "drive in" vaccination centres across the city, @mybmc Commissioner Chahal ji and I had a discussion this morning and new guidelines would be released soon," Thackeray tweeted.

The first drive-in vaccination facility in Mumbai started earlier this week in the city's multi-storey Kohinoor public parking lot on JK Sawant Marg, near Shivaji Park in Dadar West. Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has directed officials to set up seven more before this weekend.

The drive-in centre where people can get a shot of coronavirus vaccine without getting out of their vehicles started in the city on Tuesday, May 4. These are primarily meant for specially-abled people or senior citizens who can get these jabs while they sit in their own vehicles.

Chahal directed deputy municipal commissioners to set up at least one such centre in their respective regions within 24 hours, the official said. Those above 60 years can get vaccinated at drive-in centres only by appointment, and they shall not drive themselves but will be accompanied by an attendant or a driver, the municipal commissioner said in an order.

Centres for drive-in

Andheri Sports Club, Cooperage Ground, Reliance Jio Ground, Wankhede Ground, Sambhaji Udyan Mulund, Subhash Nagar Ground Chembur, Tilak Nagar Ground Chembur, Ghatkopar Police Ground, Shivaji Maidan

Vaccination as per 'Covin-App' registration and 'Appointment Slot'

After the vaccination of citizens above 18 years of age started from May 1, citizens are flocking to many centres for vaccination. To avoid this congestion, the citizens who have registered on the Co-Win app' have been ordered to be vaccinated according to the 'appointment slots' received at the respective vaccination centres by Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal. Meanwhile, 147 vaccination centres are functioning as per the availability of stocks of vaccines.

Accordingly, orders have been issued to the concerned to allow the citizens to enter the vaccination centres only after verifying the relevant matters at all the vaccination centers.

First vaccination certificate mandatory!

Individuals over the age of 45 years who wish to receive a second dose of the Covaxin will be admitted to the immunization centre after proper verification by the immunization centre manager after submitting their first immunization certificate in the form of 'hard copy' or 'soft copy'.

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