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Private vaccination centre in Mumbai will be remained shut till April 12 “due to insufficient supply of COVID-19 vaccine”, the city’s civic body BMC said in a statement. However, vaccinations will continue as scheduled at all government and municipal hospitals.
“Due to insufficient supply of COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination will not be available at the immunisation centres of private hospitals on April 10, 11 and 12, 2021,” it said.
The civic body will receive some stock of the vaccine by tonight (April 9) and the administration will try to resume vaccination at private hospitals as more vaccines become available, the statement said.
“99,000 doses of Covishiel will reach Mumbai late Friday night and they will be distributed at the municipal and government centres on Saturday morning,” Additional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani.
On Saturday, vaccines will be administered at state-run facilities between 12 noon and 6 pm. Centres that will vaccinate in two sessions tomorrow – KEM Hospital, Nair Hospital, Rajawadi Hospital, Mahim Maternity Hospital and BKC Jumbo Covid Center – will continue the second session till 8 pm.
On Sunday, beneficiaries will receive the jabs from 9 am to 5 pm.
