The fact that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to take locals from August 15, that too if they have completed 14 days after the second dose, has led to a lot of panic among those who are yet to get their second shot. They now want the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ensure that at least those eligible for the second dose get it in time. However, the vaccine shortage has slowed down the drive to a great extent.

While two to three days in the week see a good number of vaccine stocks administered, on the remaining days hardly 10,000-15,000 doses are given. On Tuesday, hardly 5,700 citizens were vaccinated at BMC centres and another 2,400 at government centres. However, with pressure building on the civic body to speed up the drive, it decided to operate the centres even on Wednesday with limited stock.