The shortage of COVID-19 vaccines has gripped the city once again. As many as 31 private centres in Mumbai paused their sessions on Monday owing to the unavailability of doses. About 35 vaccination centres were not operational on Sunday.

With the vaccines in stock, the city managed to inoculate 35,309 beneficiaries against novel Coronavirus between the second shift on Sunday and first shift on Monday, the BMC said. The beneficiaries who turned up for their shots during this period include 13,793 senior citizens, 19,097 people aged 45 and above, 876 healthcare workers and 1,543 frontline workers.