Centres Closed 9 Days, Mumbai Vaccinations Dip By 15% In July

Nine days of closure of public vaccination in July led to a 15% drop in immunization against Covid-19 in the city last month. Interestingly, the shortage in public centres didn’t lead to any rise in demand in the private sector, which in fact saw a 41% drop in doses administered in July.

- Sumitra Deb Roy

Mumbai’s trend was in complete contrast with the state that administered 23% more vaccine doses in July. More than 1.2 crore doses were given in July compared to 98.6 lakh in June. The jump in vaccination corresponded with the higher quantity of doses it received from the Centre—66.2 lakh till July 24, up from 59.1 lakh in June. The total doses administered in the state was 4.5 crore as of July 31, translating into complete immunisation of over 1.1 crore people and single dose vaccination of 2.2 crore.

Data shows that BMC too received 9.8 lakh doses in July compared to 7.4 lakh doses in June. Yet, they could vaccinate 18.9 lakh when compared to 22.3 lakh in June. The total includes doses given in the private sector too.