The fake vaccination scam that came to light in June resulted in noticeable crowds in civic centres again and the civic body is wondering if that is what led to the unutilised stock at private hospitals, apart from income disparities. As such, the BMC and state minister Aaditya Thackeray have decided to promote vaccination through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and are encouraging companies and NGOs to come forward.

With around 10 lakh doses lying unused with private hospitals, the BMC will review their expiry dates and prepare updated data of the stock. So far, around 56 lakh people have got the first dose and 18.69 lakh have got both doses.