Navi Mumbai: For the last three weeks, there has been no Covid vaccination drive in Navi Mumbai as the civic body does not have vaccines.
The municipal corporation has already asked the state government to provide vaccines to resume inoculation drives. Currently, the city's tally of active cases stands at 218, while 105 fresh cases have been reported in the last two days.
Vaccination drive was stopped from April 1
According to officials from the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s (NMMC) health department, the vaccination drive was stopped from April 1. Amid the rising cases, the civic body has increased the testing to 1,000 check ups per day, while it aims for 2,000 tests per day.
Only 18% of eligible citizens have taken the precaution or booster dose
While the NMMC achieved 100% vaccination of the first two mandatory Covid doses, just 18% of eligible citizens have taken the precaution or booster dose, so far. As per the official data, 11,07,000 citizens are eligible for booster. Of them, only 1,93,556 citizens have been inoculated, so far.
To 'boost' the maximum number of people, the Centre had initiated a special drive, offering free precautionary doses to those above 18 years of age. Under the initiative, a total of 83,941 citizens were administered booster doses between July 15 and September 30.
According to a senior civic health official, it has been noticed that Covid's severity has been reduced due to vaccination.
