With the arrival of 61,200 doses, the BMC will resume the vaccination drive on Friday. Poor and inconsistent supply has prevented the inoculation programme from moving at a brisk pace so far. Ever since the drive started six months ago, only 15 lakh citizens have received both doses and at this rate, it will take another seven months to vaccinate the eligible population in the city, said officials.

Vaccination at public centres was suspended on Wednesday and Thursday due to a paucity of stock. Officials said such disruptions have happened on five occasions since June 21 apart from weekly offs. There are 309 public centres in the city that can inoculate around 60,000 people in a day.