Updated On: 09 February, 2021 07:48 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Second dose to be given in a week’s time, civic body says enough doses available to cover everyone, third consignment expected soon; over 82k doses given

Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani gets vaccinated
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Health department’s additional municipal commissioner, Suresh Kakani, took a step to motivate civic workers and got vaccinated on Monday. With the BMC increasing its vaccination capacity day by day, it will soon start the process to give the second dose to those who have taken the first one.
While initially there were doubts on the administration of the second dose, the civic body claims that it has enough doses for round two and is also expecting the third consignment soon. According to health officials, with each person vaccinated, their second dose has to be kept in reserve. The BMC has 2.65 lakh doses, of which 82,000 have been given.