Covid-19: BMC bringing jabs to kids, teens at tourist hotspots

Updated On: 28 May, 2022 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Suraj Pandey

Massive drop in vaccinations since the end of third wave prompts the move to hold camps at tourism spots; drive to start this coming week

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Beneficiaries below 15 years at Kamgar Nagar Municipal School, Kurla. File pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Aiming to boost its anti-COVID vaccination drive for children and teenagers, the civic body has decided to hold camps at tourist hotspots in the city, including the Gateway of India and Rani Baug.

Sources from the BMC’s health department said the vaccination drive at tourist spots will start in the coming week.

The city witnessed a massive drop in the number of beneficiaries at the vaccination camps after the third COVID-19 wave abated. In February, 7,61,688 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 across the city, shows the civic data. However, in May (until May 26), only 1,72,006 Mumbaikars got their shots. The data shows a drop of 77 per cent in vaccinations in the past four months.

A kid gets his vaccine at Rajawadi Hospital, Ghatkopar. File pic