Maharashtra To Take Back COVID-19 Vaccines From Private Hospitals: Minister

State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the government has decided to do so it as per the Centre's orders.

The Maharashtra government on Friday announced that it would take back COVID-19 vaccines from private hospitals and administer these doses to people through state-run health centres only. State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the government has decided to do so it as per the Centre's orders. "The Maharashtra government is going to take back the vaccines given to private hospitals for the inoculation drive as per the Centre's orders. These vaccine doses will then be administered to beneficiaries through state-run hospitals and centres only," he said. Talking about the vaccination drive for the 18-44 age group that is supposed to start from May 1 as per the central government's instructions, Mr Tope said, "We need to reduce the number of vaccination centres so that it can offer the doses smoothly on daily basis."