The vaccination drive for Mumbai’s senior citizens i.e. those 60 years old and above, will begin from March 1.  While it will be free for those citizens taking the protective shots at government hospitals, a dose at a private hospital will cost Rs 250. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will on Sunday meet with 40 private hospitals that are empanelled with the government before rolling out the shots from Monday to ask for their willingness to conduct sessions at their hospitals.

The CoWIN application has not yet been opened for public and will be made available for download through Google Play Store for Android users as it is likely to be open for registrations from Sunday. Civic officials said that one can get themselves registered for the drive through the Aarogya Setu app as well. Not just this, one can also walk in and get themselves registered and get the vaccine shots.