10.93 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm on March 5 10.93 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm on March 5 | Photo Credit: AP
New Delhi: With the government on March 2 allowing all private hospitals with adequate facilities to administer COVID-19 vaccine doses, the vaccination drive has seen a big jump in the last two days. The union ministry of health and family welfare in its order had asked states and UTs to utilise 100 per cent capacities of private hospitals functioning as COVID vaccination centres (CVCs). In a significant achievement, 10.93 lakh vaccine doses were given to beneficiaries till 7 pm on March 4 and while close to 10 lakhs were given on Wednesday.
India to weigh on Covid jab export after local demands are met
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A panel of officials from ministries of health, commerce, and foreign affairs, is likely to take a call on export of Covid vaccines
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So far, Indian drug regulators have given the go-ahead to Covishield and Covaxin
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Countries in the neighbourhood are likely to get first preference when India takes a call shortly on the export of vaccines to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, three people familiar with the matter said. However, domestic requirements will take priority, one of the three people said.