Provide COVID-19 vaccines for free as health emergency needs public financing, says expert
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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2021, 03:46 PM IST
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Synopsis Vaccination should be free because any public health emergency, particularly of an infectious disease, requires public financing to support it as it s considered to be a public good, Reddy told PTI in an interview.
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COVID-19 vaccines should be provided free of cost as any public health emergency requires public finance support, a prominent public healthcare expert advocated on Sunday. President of Public Health Foundation of India Prof. K Srinath Reddy also said if super-spreader events (large gathering of people) are prevented and everyone starts wearing mask, the coronavirus cases will start coming down in India within three weeks.