Vaccine drive: Thane ropes in private hospitals, housing complexes

A total of 85 private hospitals have been allowed to administer COVID-19 vaccines by the Thane Municipal Corporation in order to cover more people quickly, civic officials said on Sunday.

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Press Trust of India  |  Thane 

A total of 85 private hospitals

have been allowed to administer COVID-19 vaccines by the Municipal Corporation in order to cover more people quickly, civic officials said on Sunday.

A TMC release said besides private hospitals, housing complexes and several establishments have been allowed to host vaccination centres, and detailed guidelines on their working have been issued.

TMC Commissioner Vipin Sharma and Mayor Naresh Mhaske have decided to go in for a global tender to procure five lakh COVID-19 vaccines for the city, they added.

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First Published: Sun, May 16 2021. 19:25 IST
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