Nearly 1 lakh essential workers seem to not have taken their second dose even after completing the 84-day waiting period, as per civic data. While the gap appears puzzling, officials said it’s possible that these workers took their second dose under another category. With local train access given to only fully vaccinated individuals since October 26, about 1,000 essential workers have taken their second jab since then.

As per numbers available with the BMC, of 4.25 lakh citizens who received the first dose under the “Front/Health line workers” category and completed 84 days, only 3.28 lakh have taken a second dose. This means 96,771 essential workers are still to get the second shot. Officials said the civic body doesn’t have a count of total essential workers in the city since they also belong to state-run and private organisations. The BMC has about 1 lakh such workers.