Mumbai has about 11.07 lakh people above the age of 60 years. Meanwhile, data shows that 11.08 lakh (100.09 per cent) have taken at least one vaccine shot for the coronavirus whereas about 8 lakh senior citizens (71 per cent) are fully inoculated.
However, these immunisation numbers invariably include people from the outlying parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Therefore, as per reports, despite 100 per cent coverage on paper, it is likely around 20 per cent of senior citizens who reside in Mumbai are left to be covered, said Suresh Kakani, additional commissioner.
On the other hand, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had earlier reportedly started collecting ward-wise data of patients who have been bedridden and want to get vaccinated for the coronavirus. Moreover, the BMC has issued a form for the same at each ward urging them to submit the details of the patients. According to reports, the form requires you to state the name of the patient, age, sex, the reason for being bedridden, duration and willingness to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
Several elderly and bedridden patients across Mumbai have not been able to get vaccinated due to the inability of travelling to vaccination centres. In addition, most of these families belong to poor economic backgrounds as a result of which they cannot afford ambulances to ferry them in order to get vaccinated. However, as most of them have underlying health issues, they become more susceptible to COVID-19.
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