New Delhi, June 4
The Union Health Ministry on Friday asked Punjab to clarify allegations raised by media reports on the alleged ‘sale’ of Covaxin doses at a profit to 20 private hospital
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 5 (ANI): Amid severe criticism from the Centre and Shiromani Akali Dal for allegedly selling Covid vaccines to private hospitals at higher prices, the Punjab government on Friday instructed the private hospitals to return the remaining available stock.
The development comes after Punjab Health Minister while responding to allegations by the opposition about COVID-19 vaccines being sold to private hospitals by the state government for profit, assured that he will definitely initiate an inquiry.
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Mounting a sharp attack on the Congress government in Punjab over an alleged "vaccine profiteering scam", Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday accused it of "trying to make money at the cost of people" in the situation created by COVID-19 and demanded its dismissal.
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Hitting out at the Punjab government for selling government quota of COVID vaccines to private hospitals, AAP MLA Raghav Chadha said that Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh-led government had committed another major vaccine scam and robbed the people of the state of crores of rupees.