Special Covid vaccination drive for women in Mumbai on Friday

Under this special Covid vaccination drive, women beneficiaries will be given both first and second doses on a walk-in basis. Owing to this, the online booking of slots was kept shut on Thursday

Published on: Sep 16, 2021, 22:47:10 IST

By Mehul R Thakkar, Mumbai

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A special vaccination drive for women has been organised in Mumbai by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday. It is the first such drive organised for women in the city.

The special Covid vaccination drive will be undertaken at vaccination centres run by the state government and civic body. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

Under this drive, women beneficiaries will be given both first and second doses on a walk-in basis. Owing to this, the online booking of slots was kept shut on Thursday. The drive will be undertaken at vaccination centres run by the state government and civic body.

Private hospitals will continue to administer vaccine doses to both male and female beneficiaries as usual. There are a total of 455 vaccination centres in the city, of which 302 are run by the BMC, 19 by the state government and 134 are private hospitals.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the BMC said, “Under the Covid-19 prevention vaccination campaign, a special vaccination session reserved for women will be conducted on Friday (September 17) between 10.30am to 6.30pm at all government and municipal Covid-19 Vaccination where women will be able to take the first or second dose of the Covid vaccine by on-spot registration and online will be remained closed for this special session.”

In the city, 90,761 doses were administered on Thursday taking the total number of vaccines administered to 10,833,648. There are 3,253,824 fully vaccinated citizens in the city. The highest number of vaccine beneficiaries are in the 18-45 age group with 5,155,057 beneficiaries, followed by 2,991,926 in 45-59 age group, 1,891,523 senior citizens and 744,575 are frontline and healthcare workers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mehul R Thakkar
Mehul R Thakkar is a Mumbai-based journalist who closely tracks the city’s ever-evolving real estate landscape. He believes that Mumbai presents a unique reality that, while Mumbaikars deeply aspire to own a home in the city of dreams, many spend little actual time living in it due to long commutes and demanding work lives. With over 11 years of experience in journalism, I have reported across a wide spectrum of beats, including real estate, housing, infrastructure, aviation, and education. I have also extensively covered the workings of India’s wealthiest civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), providing insight into the policy, governance, and urban planning decisions that directly influence Mumbai’s growth. Before joining Hindustan Times, I worked in fast-paced digital and print newsrooms, including Moneycontrol.com and Deccan Chronicle, as well as national dailies such as The Asian Age and DNA. Outside the newsroom, I am an avid weather tracker, a fan of spy thrillers in both books and films, and a keen follower of international affairs.Read More

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