After facing criticism, Punjab government on Friday issued an order for taking back Covid vaccine doses from private hospitals.State Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that the instruction to provide one-time limited vaccine doses to the .
"As you are aware, from May 1, 2021, the Liberalized Pricing and Accelerated National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy has come into force. According to this strategy, private sector hospitals are directly procuring COVID-l9 vaccines from the vaccine manufacturers," the letter said.
Vishav Bharti
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 3
The controversy over the vaccine supplied to private hospitals in Punjab seems to be getting murkier with the government on Friday withdrawing
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The Punjab government on Friday withdrew its earlier order of providing "one-time" limited vaccine doses to the 18-44 age group population through private hospitals after allegations by opposition of "diverting" Covaxin doses at "hefty margins", sparked a row.