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Prithviraj Chavan questions Centre s decision to let private hospitals charge for Covid-19 vaccine

Prithviraj Chavan questions Centre’s decision to let private hospitals charge for Covid-19 vaccine Mirror Online / Updated: Mar 2, 2021, 18:33 IST Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday questioned the Centre s decision to let private hospitals charge people for the Covid-19 vaccine in phase-II of the immunisation drive that began on Monday. Chavan released a statement and said in the February 1 budget speech Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced Rs 35,000 crore for the vaccination drive. Follow Mumbai City Latest Updates here With that amount, the government can procure and distribute 1.5 billion doses covering 75 crore population. Why is the Narendra Modi government charging for the vaccines then,” he questioned in the statement.

Covid-19 vaccination campaign yet to gather pace in Maharashtra

Mumbai | Updated on March 02, 2021 The vaccination campaign in Maharashtra is yet to gather pace. Still in large cities such as Mumbai, sizeable crowds were seen on Tuesday morning outside public hospitals and large clinics, especially for Covid pandemic. According to the data shared by the State Health Department, till Monday evening, only 946 people with co-morbidities in the age group of 45 and 60 years of age received their first shot. Among the senior citizens, 3,777 received their first dosage. Eminent neurosurgeon and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the KEM Hospital in Mumbai, Atul Goel, said that the response to the mass vaccination has been very encouraging, and at the inoculation centre in the hospital, it felt like a ‘Vaccination Festival’ with eligible members of the general population turning out in their best attire.

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