BMC aims to vaccinate one lakh people per day

At a review meeting held in last week, BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal aimed to vaccinate 1lakh people a day, especially after the government allowed vaccinations in private hospitals, civic officials said.BMC officials said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation aims to vaccinate one lakh people every day with the aim of accelerating the covid-19 vaccination drive.  Vaccine shots are given to fourteen thousand to fourty five thousand people a day at eighty five immunization centers, including fifty four private hospitals. 

In Mumbai, 44,683 people received vaccine shots on Monday, the civic body said. At a review meeting had held in last week, BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal aimed to vaccinate one lakh people a day, especially after the government allowed vaccinations in private hospitals, civic officials said.  She said the goal could be achieved by adding new immunization centers and increasing the number of hours of immunization drive each day. 

The Civil Body said in a statement last week that there were about 30 lakh senior citizens in Mumbai, citing reasons for speeding up the vaccination process. Therefore, if the target of one lakh immunisations per day is reached, the entire population of senior citizens can be included within a month.  In addition to adding 29 centers to private hospitals, BMC plans to expand its immunization facilities, said BMC's Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani.  "With the existing centers, we have vaccinated 48,000 people a day.

Adding more centers can easily overcome 75,000 immunisations per day. Therefore, with more efforts, we can target one lakh vaccinations per day," Kakani said.BMC officials said that civil body vaccination has been prescribed in private hospitals and the government has allowed it, but there are doubts about polling, especially between 9 pm and 7 am.  Although the vaccination has been approved, Kakani said the plan is to start in two shifts between 7am and 9pm.  Since the vaccination drive began on January 16 this year, 6,47,684 people have been vaccinated in Mumbai.  According to BMC, there are 2,75,618 people over the age of 60, 1,98,711 health workers, 1,36,288 front-line workers and 37,067 people between the ages of 45 and 59.