City To Get Six More Drive-In Vax Centres For 60+ Citizens

Mumbai: Following the success of its first drive-in vaccination centre within a civic parking lot in Dadar, the BMC has decided to set up one such facility for citizens above 60 years of age in the other six administrative zones too within 24 hours.

- Richa Pinto

BMC commissioner I S Chahal, in his order issued on Thursday, listed a few options where such a drive-in vaccination facility could be created, including Andheri Sports Complex, Cooperage ground, Oval Maidan, MIG grounds, MCA grounds, Wankhede stadium, and Ghatkopar police grounds.

According to the directive, citizens aged above 60 can get their Covishield doses at the new facilities by appointment only. The beneficiary to be vaccinated should not drive to the centre; he/she should be accompanied by an attendant or a driver to deal with adverse events following immunization, if any.

Following positive reviews from people who got vaccinated at the Dadar drive-in centre, there was a demand for similar facilities across the city.