Citizens Irked Over Suspension Of COVID-19 Vaccine Drive In Mumbai

COVID-19 Vaccine Drive Suspended in Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday informed about the suspension of the inoculation drive for a day.

People in Mumbai expressed unhappiness over the suspension of the COVID-19 vaccination drive at civic and government-run centres here on Thursday due to shortage of vaccines doses, and raised questions over the management of the inoculation programme. Some residents also wondered if this was a bid to "divert people to private hospitals" for paid jabs rather than getting free vaccine doses at government centres. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday informed about the suspension of the inoculation drive for a day. The repeated suspension of the vaccination drive due to shortage of vaccine doses has irked local residents.