No vaccination at public centres in Mumbai today

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On Friday, which marks the first day of the 11-day-long Ganeshotsav, the vaccination drive will take a break. Civic officials said it is needed to plan future special drives and keep the existing ones hassle free. Public centres will reopen on Saturday.

Under the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, the BMC is conducting special sessions to cover more and more citizens. It has been holding drive-in vaccinations for senior citizens, home visits for bedridden people, setting up special immunisation centres for the LGBTQ community and special sessions for second dose.

A special Covid vaccination session for women only is also under consideration (mid-day had reported about the same). "As such special drives are being planned in the near future as well, it is important that administrative and technical matters are being fulfilled and necessary instructions are given to all the concerned vaccination centres. So, the drive is being paused on Friday," the BMC's press release stated.

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Sources said not many beneficiaries would have turned up anyway, with Friday being the first day of Ganeshotsav. The BMC added that it has adequate stocks Covid-19 vaccines and that there is no need to panic. Civic officials said over 1-1.5 lakh doses of vaccines are currently available and more are expected to arrive in the next few days.