Handful of private hospitals procure COVID vaccines in Ernakulam
The Hindu
Doses available to them being mostly used to tie-up with companies to vaccinate employees
While some major private hospitals in Ernakulam district have managed to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, others are either awaiting supplies, or have not been able to place bulk orders. Going by the CoWIN portal, a total of 179 sites were conducting vaccination sessions in Ernakulam on Friday. Of them, 122 were in the government sector and 57 were private ones. Dr. M.G. Sivadas, nodal officer for vaccination, said around 5,000 doses were being administered daily at private hospitals. A total of 30,348 doses were administered in the district on Thursday across all centres. Exact figures on the daily number of doses administered at private centres were not available.More Related News
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