COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Private Prices Capped at ₹250 a Shot by Angela Mohan on March 2, 2021 at 12:24 PM
Indian private clinics vaccinating people against COVID-19 will be allowed to charge up to ₹250 per dose, as per the union government.
This decision can allow any patient aged above 60 years and those above 45 with illnesses to approach government and private hospitals for shots.
Two vaccines that are currently approved for use - Covishield and Covaxin - will be provided by the government to public and private sector hospitals, a health ministry official said on condition of anonymity. The vaccines will be administered for free at the government centres.
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As India gears up to vaccinate people above 60 years of age and those over 45 years with comorbidities against COVID-19 from March 1, the Union Health Ministry on Friday said the facility of on-site registrations will be available so that eligible beneficiaries can walk into identified vaccination centres, get themselves registered and get inoculated.
The beneficiaries will be able to self-register in advance by downloading the Co-WIN 2.0 portal and through other IT applications such as Arogya Setu etc which will list the government and private hospitals serving as COVID-19 vaccination centres (CVCs) with the date and time of the available schedules.
The beneficiary would be able to choose the CVC of his/her choice and book an appointment for immunization, the ministry said.
Read more about Senior citizens, those with co-morbidities above 45yrs can now register on-site & get COVID vaccine on Business Standard. The beneficiary would be able to choose the CVC of his/her choice and book an appointment for immunization, the ministry said.