More than 70 vaccination facilities in Mumbai have closed due to a shortage of Covid vaccine doses.
A jumbo vaccination center in BKC, one of Mumbai’s most popular commercial districts, is one of them. Protesters were seen outside the center when it closed.
“We’ve been getting vaccines a day ahead of schedule as a backup stock since Day 1, and we finally got a decent amount of vials for this centre yesterday. We were awaiting today’s dose last night, but it has yet to arrive. There are just 160 doses left now “Rajesh Dere, the centre’s Dean, said
In Mumbai, there are 120 vaccination centers. According to the civic body BMC, 71 of them have run out of vaccines (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation).
The Maharashtra government and the BMC run 49 of the centres, each of which inoculates 40,000 to 50,000 individuals.
“Several vaccination centres now have no vaccines, and vaccination has come to a halt…
I’ve learned that 76,000 to 1 lakh doses are expected to arrive in Mumbai today, but I don’t have any official confirmation “Kishori Pednekar, the Mayor of Mumbai, made the announcement today.
The Maharashtra government has been warning about a vaccine shortage, which it claims has caused clinics to close in cities such as Mumbai, Satara, Sangli, and Panvel.
State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said yesterday that Maharashtra was getting lesser doses per capita than other states, such as BJP-ruled Gujarat.
Mr. Tope said that Maharashtra, which has been the state with the most Covid cases per day in India for weeks, needs 40 lakh doses per week and 1.6 crore vaccines per month. “Maharashtra has twice as many people as Gujarat. One crore doses have been distributed in Gujarat, and one crore dose have been distributed in the United States “he said.
Harsh Vardhan, the Union Health Minister, believes Maharashtra is shielding its own shortcomings behind claims of vaccine shortages.
“The outcry from some states against the Union Government’s partisanship is a farce, an excuse to mask their own ineptness. Maharashtra and Rajasthan are two of the top three states for COVID-19 vaccine dose distribution. Both states are not ruled by the BJP “Last night, Harsh Vardhan sent out a tweet.
