One private hospital is receiving around 1,200 calls every day from people between 18 and 44, who are seeking bookings for Covid-19 vaccine shots.
Another private hospital is having 10 to 12 young persons standing in the vaccination queue, carrying their Aadhaar cards. They want to book slots for Covid jabs as soon as vaccination for all adults opens across the country on May 1, fearful that doses might run out soon.
In Bengal, people between 18 and 44 will be vaccinated from May 5.
Private hospitals are flooded with queries about how the vaccination for all above the age of 18 would roll out, but they have no answers. Till Friday evening, there was no clarity from the central government about who would procure the vaccine doses and from whom.
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The decision was taken during a meeting between state health officials and representatives of private hospitals. Private hospitals in Kolkata to provide vaccines in presence of necessary infrastructure | Photo Credit: AP
Kolkata: Private hospitals can now provide Covid vaccine if they have the required infrastructure in place. The state government yesterday announced this.
The decision was taken during a meeting between West Bengal health officials and representatives of private hospitals. Several private hospitals have applied to serve as vaccination sites. N.S. Nigam, health secretary told the media, “We have conveyed that they have to conduct vaccination on their premises for which proper arrangements have to be made.”