Mumbai: The city is a dose away from the first shot that is equivalent to all of its qualified population, the first between Metros to reach a historical milestone.
As on Friday, Mumbai has given 92.35,708 the first jab, only 838 shy of the estimated adult population of 92.36.546.
But statistically, a single dose coverage of 100%, should not make Mumbai complacent as there are still areas that are not vaccinated.
Internal assessment by BMC has found that several wards may be far below the required coverage.
Mumbai has given a total of 1,51,97,031 doses, fully looting nearly 60 lakh people.
However, some beneficiaries are residents of cities side by side in MMR.
In the state, Pune and Sindhudurg next to achieve the first dose range of 100%.
Mumbai has the capacity to vaccinate 2 daily lakh, the second dose is now the main priority in 100% Mumbai, Delhi has given the first dose equal to 88.5% of the population, Bengaluru 88% and Chennai 82% respectively.
On January 16, vaccination drives began with only 10 centers.
On day 1, 1,926 health workers appeared to be vaccinated with a planned target of 4,000.
Eleven months later, this city now has 462 vaccination centers, including 146 private centers.
The city now has the capacity to vaccinate almost 2 lakh people a day.
In the age category, 106% of senior citizens have been covered with one shot.
In 45-59 years, 106% have been given a single dose, while more than 88% have received one dose in the 18-44 category.
“The organized vaccination center of Mumbai is a big draw for people who flocked from MMR and other districts,” said an official from the immunization department.
Citizenship officials believe that at least 20% of vaccinations carried out in the city can be for MMR citizens.
Supplementary City Commissioner Suresh Kakani said Mumbai reached a milestone before other cities was a testimony of efforts entered by health workers.
He said vaccination would not slow down, it would also not decrease drastically because of more than 35 people.
to take their second dose.
In addition, at least 11 wards have immunization coverage much lower than the city average according to the evaluation carried out on the basis of population estimates in the ward.
“We plan to discuss anyone left in the door-to-door vaccination being carried out,” the official said.
“There may be doubts in a population of 5-10%,” the official said.
Given the early days of vaccination, Dr.
Rajesh Dere, the Dean of the Jumbo BKC Hospital said that the early two months of seeing a pause before the vaccine struggle began.
“For months, the faith was built.
Even health care workers and the forefront of staying away, want to be vaccinated,” he said.
On the busiest days, BKC vaccinated more than 7,000 people in one day.
“This is a good news to achieve a single dose coverage of 100% but a true milestone will be achieved when we discuss 100% of people with both doses,” Dere said.
Many centers have been vaccinated more than 3-3.5Lakh people.
Dr.
Sachin Desai, Maharashtra immunization is responsible, saying that each district must follow the example of Mumbai.
“This is the most dense district in the state, but they managed to reach a milestone before others,” he said.
Citizenship officials said that the private sector must be credited for a milestone because they have managed nearly 58 doses of lakh in the city.