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Telangana: Covid-19 vaccination permission of 3 private hospitals over extra charges!
By: Tupaki Desk | 24 March 2021 5:49 AM GMT
In the ongoing second phase of the vaccination drive against the Coronavirus disease, the union government permitted the private hospitals and facilities to vaccinate the beneficiaries with the anti-Covid vaccine.
The Centre fixed the vaccine dose price at Rs 250. However, a few hospitals and facilities have been charging extra money for the vaccine doses than the price fixed by the union government.
Telangana's State Health Director Dr. G. Srinivas Rao received complaints on a few private hospitals charging Rs 500 per dose, double the amount. Following this, he canceled permission of three private hospitals to carry out the vaccinations.
The Health Director has also directed the health department officials to look into the complaints of hospitals charging extra amounts. He said, hospitals charging more amount will be barred from vaccinating.
Telangana witnessed not less than 431 fresh Coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours. With this, the total toll of pandemic infections rose to 3,04,298. With two people breathing their last in 24 hours, the total casualties caused by the respiratory disease have mounted to 1,676.
The Centre fixed the vaccine dose price at Rs 250. However, a few hospitals and facilities have been charging extra money for the vaccine doses than the price fixed by the union government.
Telangana's State Health Director Dr. G. Srinivas Rao received complaints on a few private hospitals charging Rs 500 per dose, double the amount. Following this, he canceled permission of three private hospitals to carry out the vaccinations.
The Health Director has also directed the health department officials to look into the complaints of hospitals charging extra amounts. He said, hospitals charging more amount will be barred from vaccinating.
Telangana witnessed not less than 431 fresh Coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours. With this, the total toll of pandemic infections rose to 3,04,298. With two people breathing their last in 24 hours, the total casualties caused by the respiratory disease have mounted to 1,676.
