Nagpur: A 150 slots have been reserved at each of Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s 106 centres for those in the 18-44 age group when free-of-cost Covid vaccination resumes for 18+ in the district’s government centres on Wednesday.
Following state directives, half of them will be for walk-ins.
Covishield will be given at these centres.
“Totally, 15,900 can avail of this facility,” said Ram Joshi, the NMC additional municipal commissioner.For the first time, on-spot registration and vaccination is being allowed in the 18-44 years age group.
Earlier, after the Centre had allowed vaccination of 18-plus from May 1, only online was permitted.
State stopped vaccinating this age group on May 12 citing shortage of doses after the responsibility of procuring vaccines was put on it.
On June 8, Centre announced free vaccine for all adults from June 21.
The state started vaccination of 30-44 year age group from June 19 with 50% slots remaining offline.Joshi added that 50 slots at each centre will be for 45-plus in offline (21,200 slots on Wednesday).
“They can also book online,” he said.
GMCH, Mahal Diagnostic and Khobragade Hall will continue only for 45-plus with Covaxin shots.Private hospitals Kingsway, Wockhardt and New Era will continue with paid vaccination of 18-plus.With resumption of vaccination of 30-44 years age group, the number of beneficiaries swelled in the district.
On Tuesday, 26,378 took the jab of which 16,057 were in this category.
A 14,354 took the shot in city and 12,024 in rural.The number of beneficiaries had dropped to less than 4,000 per day in the district before commencement of inoculation of 30-44 years age group.
As per the NMC’s data, there are 17 lakh adults in the city.
5.73 lakh people, including healthcare workers and frontline workers, had taken the first dose by June 22.
At the rate of 21,200 per day, it will take 53 days for administering vaccine to all eligible people above 18 years of age in the city.
With the second wave expected in July-August, it is unlikely that all would have taken the first dose.Joshi said that NMC can double the centres and also increase vaccination to 300 per centre.
“We can inoculate 60,000 per day or even more.
But we do not have sufficient stock,” he said.
50% walk-in slots for 18-44 as free vax resumes for age group today
