COVID vaccination: Experts' committee recommends that Kerala government distribute vaccines free of cost through small private hospitals

Public health experts point out that when distributing vaccines between districts, the Kerala government should allot more supplies to those where the sero-prevalence was found to be low, so that more people without prior exposure to the virus can be vaccinated

With inequities in distribution and digital divide becoming major hurdles in getting COVID-19 vaccination across to people in Kerala, the government should take more pro-active steps to improve vaccine availability and the pace and coverage of inoculation, as this will help reduce mortality and morbidity due to COVID-19 in the State, public health experts have pointed out. In this context, Kerala’s committee of experts on COVID-19 has written to the government, recommending that there should be better involvement of private sector hospitals in taking vaccination to people.