Fear of the side effects of Covid-19 vaccine, no time to go to a public hospital to get the vaccine and not having the requisite documents to register and get the vaccine were among the few reasons given by many who took their first shot at Dharavi on Sunday. 

Pratibha Pote, 22, was one of the many first-timers. Her parents and brother have been vaccinated, but the side effects of the vaccine made her postpone getting one. “They got fever and body ache. Seeing their condition after getting the jab, I got scared. Every time there was a drive, I kept avoiding it. But this time, my mother insisted that I take the shot,” she said.