Daily vaccine roulette offers dark humor in locked down Mumbai

The rush for doses created a bottleneck, with Indian manufacturers unable to immediately meet demand and import orders not yet realized.

Every night around 8 p.m., the residents of Mumbai huddle around their phones and laptops. They’re trying to book coveted vaccine-appointments as doses run dry.
 

The daily drama has led to jokes and memes in the locked down city, which seems to have controlled a devastating wave of the coronavirus and is now desperate to protect its citizens from further infection.

Here’s how it plays out. First step, wait for the municipality to throw open registrations, which depends on how many vaccine doses local authorities manage to procure.

Slots for 18-44 year olds for vaccination tomorrow opening shortly