COVID-19 vaccination: Centre releases list of hospitals where you can get inoculated from March 1, check here - The government informed that from March 1, the nationwide vaccination program will be exponentially expanded to all citizens above 60 years of age.
Updated Mar 01, 2021 | 00:39 IST
Several private and government hospitals have been empanelled in Gujarat to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccine reaches its beneficiaries at the earliest. The nationwide vaccination program will be expanded to citizens above 60 years of age (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The Central government is bearing the full cost of the vaccination
Ahmedabad: The Centre on Saturday announced that more than 600 government hospitals and as many as 10,000 private hospitals were empanelled under the State Government Health Insurance Schemes will be participating as COVID-19 vaccination centres (CVCs).
The nationwide vaccination program will be expanded to citizens above 60 years of age and those within the age bracket of 45 to 59 years with specified co-morbidities.
updated: Feb 28 2021, 08:54 ist
The Union government fixed Rs 250 as the ceiling price for Covid vaccine dose at private hospitals until further notice as the country geared up for the next phase of its vaccination programme.
Informing states about the pricing, the National Health Mission said that private hospitals can charge Rs 150 per vaccine dose and Rs 100 as user fees from recipients.
In the next phase of Covid vaccination starting Monday, senior citizens aged 60 and above and those with comorbidities, aged 45 years to 59 years, will be vaccinated against Covid-19, Karnataka health officials said on Saturday. Vaccination sessions will be held from 12 noon to 5 pm for four days a week, said Karnataka Immunisation Deputy Director Dr Rajani Nageshrao, adding cost should be deposited in the specified GoI bank account by private hospitals .
From Monday, people above 60 years of age will also be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. On Sunday, the country reported as many as 16,572 new COVID-19 cases (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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On Sunday, 16,572 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India
Kolkata: From Monday, the Central government will be extending its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program to citizens above 60 years of age and those within the age bracket of 45 to 59 years with specified co-morbidities.
On Saturday, the Centre announced that around 10,000 private hospitals and 600 government hospitals were roped in under the State Government Health Insurance Schemes to participate as COVID-19 vaccination centres (CVCs).
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