Where are the vaccines reserved for us?” ask senior citizens who have been struggling to get their second dose, as all adults have now become eligible for the immunisation programme but the supply of fresh doses is limited.

The BMC’s new policy, making prior registration on CoWIN portal mandatory for all age groups has caused further inconvenience to all citizens aged 45 and above. It said that priority will be given to those eligible for their second dose, but not all senior citizens are tech-savvy to quickly book a slot online. Even though the civic body has to compulsorily keep aside a stock of vaccines just for recipients of the second dose, online appointments are getting full really fast. The BMC’s mismanagement is shrinking the interval to get the second dose for people aged 45 and above. Moreover, walk-in registration is of no use to beneficiaries who have taken Covaxin, as many centres don’t have stock.