Andhra govt asks Centre to allot unused COVID vaccine doses at private hospitals to state
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Updated: Jul 17, 2021 13:29 IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has requested the Centre to allot doses of COVID-19 vaccines, which have not been used by private hospitals, to the state government.
As per a statement, 53,14,740 doses of vaccine were allotted to the state in July of which 17,71,580 doses were given to private hospitals.
"Private hospitals have administered only 4,20,209 doses in the month of June and they were not able to use their allotted doses," Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan said during a video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on COVID control measures on Friday.