Mumbai's crawling vaccination drive further slowed down in May, delivering half the number of shots administered in April. Amid a supply crunch, the state government stopped the drive for citizens aged between 18-44, prompting them to visit private facilities. Compared to 12.75 lakh jabs given to citizens last month, the city immunised 6.61 lakh people between May 1 and May 27. 

OF these, 1.2 lakh were given by private centres. The disturbing trend comes at a time when there has been a growing demand for the second dose. As per government data, an average 24,500 shots have been delivered daily this month, taking the overall doses to 30.9 lakh as of May 27. This month, the vaccination drive has taken many pauses due to the poor supply of vaccines.