Ranchi: In order to improve the vaccination coverage among senior citizens and people with co-morbidities aged 45 years and above, the Ranchi district administration has roped in 24 more private hospitals to administer the jabs from Thursday.
The development comes a day after Ranchi civil surgeon Dr V B Prasad held a meeting with representatives of private hospitals and authorised them to start vaccinations at their respective facilities at a fixed charge of Rs 250 per dose per person.
According to an official release from the Ranchi district administration, four state-run healthcare facilities along with 24 private hospitals will conduct vaccinations in the city. The four state-run healthcare facilities are Ranchi district hospital, Rims, community health centre (CHC) in Doranda and Central Hospital, CCL Gandhinagar.