Officials say they do not plan to dispense vaccines daily from central storage units. Hospitals will be given doses based on registrations
BENGALURU: While private hospitals are gearing up to join the nationwide inoculation drive under Phase 2 of the Covid-19 vaccination programmed from Monday, they are still awaiting delivery of vaccines. The government is also yet to commit on the number of doses each hospital will receive.
The government has said a list of empanelled hospitals will begin vaccinating those above 60 years of age and people above 45 years with specific comorbid conditions. “So far, no vaccines have been delivered to hospitals, but we are expecting them to arrive tomorrow (Monday),” said Dr HM Prasanna, president, Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (PHANA). “It is not yet clear how many doses will be supplied to each hospital.”
Officials say they do not plan to dispense vaccines daily from central storage units. Hospitals will be given doses based on registrations
BENGALURU: While private hospitals are gearing up to join the nationwide inoculation drive under Phase 2 of the Covid-19 vaccination programmed from Monday, they are still awaiting delivery of vaccines. The government is also yet to commit on the number of doses each hospital will receive.
The government has said a list of empanelled hospitals will begin vaccinating those above 60 years of age and people above 45 years with specific comorbid conditions. “So far, no vaccines have been delivered to hospitals, but we are expecting them to arrive tomorrow (Monday),” said Dr HM Prasanna, president, Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (PHANA). “It is not yet clear how many doses will be supplied to each hospital.”
Truck carrying vaccines from Bengaluru reached regional storage facility in Mangaluru at 7am
MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Chikkamagaluru districts have received 42,500 doses of Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII). The truck carrying vaccines from Bengaluru reached the regional storage facility in Mangaluru on Thursday at 7am, said Dr B V Rajesh, RCH Officer, Dakshina Kannada.
Dr Rajesh told TOI that 24,500 doses of vaccine will be given to beneficiaries from healthcare sector in Dakshina Kannada while 12,000 for those registered from the sector in Udupi and 6,000 for Chikkamagaluru district. Vaccine will be sent to all centres in three districts immediately, he said.