Want To Import Vaccine, Can Inoculate Mumbai in 3 weeks: Aditya Thackeray

Coronavirus: "Like other states, we are scrambling and struggling for vaccines," Aaditya Thackeray told NDTV in an exclusive interview

Maharashtra - the state where COVID-19 took the maximum toll - is considering looking at the possibility of importing vaccines directly for the use of citizens in Mumbai, state minister Aaditya Thackeray told NDTV today. If that happens, they have a "roadmap" to vaccinate the country's financial capital in around three weeks. The cost, he said, is "not a factor" and the state government is looking at "procurement at the earliest". "Like other states, we are scrambling and struggling for vaccines," Mr Thackeray told NDTV in an exclusive interview. "We are looking at the possibility of globally procuring vaccines for Mumbai. If we can do that.. we have a roadmap to vaccinate the people of Mumbai within three weeks," he added.