Keypoints:
- Vaccination slots on the CoWin app to be opened at 6pm daily.
- Only on Tuesdays and Saturdays, vaccination of citizens above the age of 45 will be done.
- In order for the working population to get a fair chance for vaccination, the rest of the days will be focused on the ones falling between the age of 30 to 45.
- The civic body has managed to complete vaccination for approximately 250,000 residents.
The Thane civic body (TMC) has now regularised the opening of vaccination slots on the CoWin application through which citizens can book their vaccination slots daily at 6pm. Citizens above the age of 45 will be vaccinated only on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The rest of the days will be given to vaccinate the people falling in the age category of 30 to 45 in order for the working population to receive a fair chance of getting vaccinated.
Sandeep Malvi, who is the deputy commissioner of the Thane Municipal Corporation, has said that, “As a part of the new regulation on CoWin, registration is mandatory for vaccination. Walk-in vaccination will be allowed for 50% beneficiaries if they have online registration. We have now started vaccination for those between 30 and 45 years on all days except Tuesdays and Saturdays. This is to ensure that vaccination is completed for as many people as possible before the probable third wave hits the city.”
The Thane civic body has managed to vaccinate approximately 250,000 residents above the age of 45. So far, approximately 410,000 beneficiaries have received both the vaccination doses.
Dr. Khushboo Tiwari, who is a medical officer at TMC, has said that, “From among the five lakh (approx.) residents in the city aged above 45 years, 44.11% above 60 years are remaining to be vaccinated. Similarly, 58.24% of the beneficiaries in the 45 years to 60 years age group remain to be jabbed.”
