Hours before Maharashtra and other parts of the country were to kick off vaccination for the 18-44 category, the BMC grappled with a Catch-22 situation. While it has shut all vaccination centres in the city citing no stock of vaccines, it received a small consignment of shots on Friday night from the state for the new lot, which becomes eligible from today.

A notice board outside JJ hospital’s vax centre informing citizens about the closure of the facility till Sunday. Pic/Atul Kamble