After inoculating a big chunk of Mumbai’s adult population, the BMC is gearing up to inject COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of those in the age group of 12-17 years. With the civic body aiming to vaccinate all Mumbaikars with at least one dose by end of this month, officials said they can use the existing infrastructure to cater to city’s nearly 10 lakh eligible children once the Centre announces the dates.

The Union government recently granted emergency use authorisation to ZyCoV-D for the 12-17 category. It is expected that the vaccine will be launched next month and the initial monthly availability could be about 1 crore doses.