The centre has said that some private hospitals are giving package for Covid vaccination in collaboration with luxury hotels in violation of the guidelines and legal action needs to be initiated against them.
The Health Ministry has directed officials to monitor and ensure that the guidelines are followed while carrying out the National Covid Vaccination drive.
Health Ministry writes to States/UTs on some private hospitals giving package for #COVID19 Vaccination in collaboration with some hotels.
Says it is against the guidelines issued for the National Covid Vaccination Program. pic.twitter.com/qum9SqOJtW— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) May 29, 2021
Under the guidelines, vaccination can be carried out at “government and private Covid vaccination centres, workplaces, near to home covid vaccination centre for elderly and differently-abled persons to be organised at group housing societies, RWA offices, community centres, panchayat bhawans, school and colleges, old age homes etc on a temporary basis.”.
The statement went on to say that necessary legal and administrative actions should be initiated against such institutions. Therefore, you are also requested to monitor and ensure that National Covid Vaccination drive is carried out as per the prescribed guidelines.
Covid vaccination packages by luxury hotels – which include a comfortable stay, healthy breakfast, dinner and wifi, along with “vaccination by experts from a renowned hospital and clinical consultation on request” – have drawn criticism on social media.
So is this it?
Central govt
..did not procure vaccines
..did not allow Serum Inst / Bharat Bio to sell to states
..did not permit other international vaccines
Just because they wanted to facilitate profits on Vaccines Sales for these 2 cos & private parties?#VaccinationGhotala pic.twitter.com/pAvHqHH6o9— Preeti Sharma Menon (@PreetiSMenon) May 29, 2021