The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to inoculate only women today, September 17, in all the government and BMC run vaccination centres. The centres will be open from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm.
Here are the list of centres administering Covaxin:
Special Drive for Women at all BMC & Govt. Centers
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) September 16, 2021
List of CVCs administering Covaxin on September 17.
On-spot registration (walk-in)
Kindly carry your first dose certificate.
Time: 10:30am - 6:30pm#MyBMCVaccinationUpdate pic.twitter.com/jrqmB8IpvH
The beneficiaries taking their second dose will have to carry the certificate of first dose. Moreover, on-spot registration is also available for both doses at all centres.
On the other hand, designated centres have been organised for pregnant women, people who are travelling abroad for jobs, studies or emergency purposes. A drive-in facility for people above 45 has also been arranged.
Here are the list of centres to administer Covishield:
Special Drive for Women at all BMC & Govt. Centers
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) September 16, 2021
List of Covishield centers- 17th September.
Both doses- please carry first dose certificate
Drive-in & Pregnant women- centers mentioned in list
10.30 am to 6.30 pm
On spot Registration (Walk -in) pic.twitter.com/Av2bXzi7k2
Additional centers administering Covishield on September 17.#MyBMCVaccinationUpdate pic.twitter.com/xJDQQwX9Td
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) September 16, 2021
This comes after the health department, in a letter, asked Mumbai and Pune along with nine other districts to improve the vaccination for women.
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Moreover, during International Women's day, there were five COVID-19 vaccination centres that were set up in five districts of the state, which were exclusive to jab women.
Earlier, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) had started this initiative to organize a special vaccination for women citizens in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Thane civic body had decided to conduct the special vaccination campaign for COVID-19 at Parking Plaza one day in the fourth week of every month.
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So far, nearly 47,13,523 women and 63,07,471 men are vaccinated in the city, as per reports. Up until September 13, 1,182 women were vaccinated in the city.