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Covid-19: BMC to keep vaccination centres open till night in Mumbai

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: December 14, 2021 11:36 IST

Emphasis is being placed on vaccination to prevent coronavirus spread. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has started special efforts to speed ...

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Emphasis is being placed on vaccination to prevent coronavirus spread. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has started special efforts to speed up vaccination. Vaccination centers will be open in Mumbai from 5 pm to 11 pm from Monday. The night vaccination centers will be located in the vicinity of the railway station. Therefore, it will be of great benefit to the hard working, ordinary citizens. At present these vaccination centers are being started on an experimental basis.

Special efforts have been made to expedite vaccination in the state including Mumbai. Emphasis is being placed on vaccination against the backdrop of the Omicron variant. In this connection, night vaccination center has been started in Mumbai. At present, at least two such vaccination centers have been set up in each ward of Mumbai.

This night's vaccination center will greatly benefit the working class in Mumbai. It will be possible for them to get vaccinated when they return home from work. Many return home at night after leaving home in the morning for work. As a result, it is not possible for many to get vaccinated. In addition, many have taken the first dose of the vaccine. However, due to lack of time, they did not get time to get the second dose. They will benefit greatly from this night's immunization center.

Earlier, the vaccination centers were open till 5 pm. As a result, many could not get vaccinated. Municipal officials are confident that the pace of vaccination will increase as vaccination will now be available till 11 pm.

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