Health dept proposes private hospitals as vaccination sites
Health dept proposes private hospitals as vaccination sites
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Mar 9, 2021, 06:00 IST
The
COVID immunisation programme at over 600
hospitals in Pune region
health department has requested the Government of India (GOI) to grant permission to start
vaccination at all private hospitals in the state with a bed capacity of over 50. At present, the GOI has given permission for only 200-bed private facilities to function as vaccination sites. According to an official, there are multiple hospitals with 50-200 bed capacity and a quick approval is the need of hour to boost the vaccination programme.