<span style="color: #222222;">In Mumbai, till now more than one lakh beneficiaries have been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai said that out of the total one lakh beneficiaries, 87,416 are health workers, whereas, over 20 thousand are frontline workers. AIR correspondent reports that apart from the health care and frontline workers, personnel from the Mumbai Police too are being vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. The special vaccination drive for the police force began from 6th of this month which is still on in a phased manner.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Out of one lakh seven thousand total beneficiaries who have taken the jabs of COVID-19 preventive vaccine in Mumbai, 11,679 are medical officers, more than five thousand are nurses, around 192 are scientists and over one thousand are medical students. The Mumbai Municipal Corporation said that no individual, who was given the vaccine dose, faced any side-effects. On the other hand, the second round of vaccination drive for health care workers will start in Maharashtra from 15th of this month.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In this vaccination drive, all those health care workers who have received their first dose and completed four-week period will be eligible for the second dose as per the standard guidelines laid down by the Union Health Ministry.</span>
News On AIR | February 13, 2021 8:41 PM
More than one lakh beneficiaries inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine in Mumbai