Aspecial coronavirus vaccination drive are going to be conducted on Friday in Mumbai exclusively for ladies . The drive are going to be administered in the least government and municipal vaccination centres. Online pre-registration are going to be shut as only women are going to be vaccinated. The drive will start from 10.30 am and continue till 6.30 pm Women can get both first and second coronavirus doses directly at the vaccination centres.

Earlier on International Women’s Day (March 8), the Maharashtra government had found out five vaccination centres in each district, dedicated solely to inoculate women. These centres were, however, operational just for the day.

There are concerns over poor uptake of vaccines among women. In August, a report within the Times of India stated that about 46% of the entire 52.2 crore doses administered at the time are given to women. The report further said that the gap between the “coverage among male and females is about 7-8%”.

The Centre has also planned to conduct special campaigns to extend vaccine coverage among women. The coverage among the feminine population has shown improvement since April, which was predominantly driven by extending the drive to pregnant women.

The Mumbai civic body had in July held a special drive to vaccinate pregnant women. At the time, the town had found out 35 centres, where medical staff got training for the aim .