Centre allows all private hospitals to administer COVID-19 vaccine According to the union health ministry, all private vaccination centres should have effective crowd management protocols in place, along with facilities for seating, water, proper signage, etc BusinessToday.In | March 3, 2021 | Updated 08:58 IST In the first two phases so far, 1,48,55,073 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the country till 1 pm on Tuesday The Centre has allowed all private hospitals to give COVID-19 vaccine if they adhere to the coronavirus-related safety norms. Also, it has asked states and union territories to utilise the optimum capacity of private medical facilities empanelled under three categories -- Ayushman Bharat, the Central Government Health Scheme, and the state health insurance schemes.