Corporate hospitals unsure of vaccination from May 1

Seek clarity on vaccine procurement from manufacturers

Heads of corporate hospitals in Hyderabad have sought clarity on the procedure to procure COVID-19 vaccines from manufacturing firms as the government has decided to supply vaccine doses from May 1. Since only two days are left for them to procure the vaccines, they expressed doubts over whether they can conduct the immunisation drive from Saturday which has already been impacted due insufficient stock. They said that clear guidelines on procuring the vaccines and clarity over whether State governments will aid in the procedure was still not available. Telangana Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao said the government will not supply the doses to private hospitals from May 1, based on Central government orders.