If the gap between the two doses is not reduced, vaccination against COVID-19 in Mumbai will not be completed before February, as 5 lakh people have taken their first dose in November.

The state government was given a target of vaccinating 92.36 lakh people in Mumbai. Though the city achieved 100 per cent first dose vaccination on November 13, people are still coming for their first dose. Between November 13 and 29, 2.61 lakh people took the first dose. Considering the gap of 84 days between two doses of Covishield, they will have to wait till February for the second dose. Suresh Kakani, additional commissioner of the BMC said, “We have written a letter to the central government and requested reduction of the gap between two doses. If they allow we will try and complete giving the second dose till mid-January.”