Private hospitals to double up as COVID vaccination centres Hospitals empanelled for state-run health insurance schemes will also be the vaccination centres in this phase of the programme, set to begin from March 1, the states were told on Friday by Centre. Share Via Email | A+A A- Healthcare workers arrive at CSMT railway station to screen passengers following the surge in Covid-19 cases in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI) By Express News Service NEW DELHI: The expansion of the Covid-19 vaccination drive targeted at people above 60 and those over 45 with specified comorbidities will involve a network of private hospitals empanelled under the Central Government Health Schemes and Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana.