179 booths for first phase in PMC limits

Pune: The civic body has identified 179 booths for the vaccination drive, covering 55,000 healthcare workers in the first phase in the Pune corporation limits.
Vaishali Jadhav, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s assistant health chief, told TOI that they were planning to have at least five vaccination officers per booth in the first phase.
Jadhav said, “As many as 42,000 healthcare workers have signed up for the vaccination drive, so far, from the civic as well as private sectors.But we have prepared for over 55,000 healthcare workers. With each booth requiring at least five vaccination officers, we shall need over 700 staffers in the first phase.”
Jadhav said the vaccination drive would be conducted in four phases.