Bengaluru gets 6 more vaccine vans to boost COVID-19 vaccination drive

Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Wednesday flagged off six more vaccination vans in association with various NGOs to boost the COVID-19 vaccination drive in the city.

As part of CSR initiatives, 3M India, GE, Vaccine On Wheels and United Way Bengaluru, six vaccination vans have been deployed in the four zones. Each vaccination van will have a vaccinator and a data entry operator.

The aim is to ensure full vaccination in Bengaluru and reach unvaccinated people. It is estimated to vaccinate about 50,000 unvaccinated persons by March 2022.

More than 1.72 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the city so far.