According to available data, eight adverse effects of vaccines were reported on Wednesday, of which five were related to Covishield and three to Covaxin.
A senior citizen takes the jab at Thunga Hospital in Goraswadi lane, Malad on Wednesday. Pic/Satej Shinde
In a bid to boost Mumbai’s vaccination drive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) awaits the central government’s nod to allow another 30 private hospitals operate as inoculation centres. Currently, 228 units at 91 centres are actively administering vaccines to citizens. A total of 72,8613 people have received vaccine shots till now, of which 92,292 have been fully vaccinated with both the shots.
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According to available data, eight adverse effects of vaccines were reported on Wednesday, of which five were related to Covishield and three to Covaxin. A total of 34,337 doses of Covishield and 4,032 of Covaxin were administered on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, compared to the last two days, the turnout on Wednesday was less as a total of 38,369 beneficiaries were vaccinated across various civic and private centres. The BMC has been preparing to increase the number of vaccination centres across the city and will include more peripheral and primary health care centres in the drive, said an official.
The number of senior citizens who turned up for the vaccination on Wednesday was 24,444 and people above 45 years of age with comorbidities were 3,895. The number of health care workers administered the first dose on Tuesday was 1,923 and 1,816 took the second one. Further, the number of frontline workers who took the first dose on Wednesday was 2,620 and 3,671 took the second dose. A total of 86,805 health care and frontline workers have been fully vaccinated so far.
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