COVID-19 : Kerala dismisses reports on excluding private hospitals from 2nd phase vaccination

As the nation gears up for the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive from Monday, the Kerala authorities has dismissed reports that private hospitals have been excluded from the programme and mentioned steps have been taken to make sure their cooperation which is “essential” for the initiative. State Health Department officers right here mentioned preparations have been accomplished in round 300 private hospitals for the drive and the continuing propaganda that private hospitals weren’t a part of the second phase of the vaccination was “baseless”.

The particulars of these private hospitals, participating within the authorities programme, might be accessible within the web site http:ha.kerala.gov.in/list-of-empanelled-hospitals, they mentioned.

“The participation of the private hospitals is essential for the time-bound and safe vaccination. Seeking to coordinate the activities related to the immunisation programme at the private hospitals, several meetings have been conducted under the aegis of senior health department officials at the district level,” an official assertion mentioned.

Several private medical amenities have come ahead to cooperate with the vaccination drive and its follow-up measures could be taken as per the rules of the Centre, it added.

Everyone above 60 years of age and people over 45 years with comorbidities would be capable to get the COVID-19 vaccine from March 1 totally free at authorities amenities and for a cost at a variety of private hospitals, the Centre had mentioned final week.

These beneficiaries would be capable to register themselves on the Co-WIN platform from Monday itself, the Centre mentioned including that there would even be a walk-in provision for the beneficiaries to get themselves registered on the session websites.

The second phase of the world’s largest vaccination drive would begin from Monday, during which anyone above 60 years, that might not be lower than 10 crore individuals within the nation, and above 45 years with comorbidities could be administered the vaccine at 10,000 authorities medical amenities and over 20,000 private hospitals, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar had mentioned mentioned on Wednesday.