AnyTV Bureau, New Delhi.
Published by: Jeet Kumar
Updated Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:43 AM IST
Summary
, The Center has also asked all the states to regularly review the availability of the anti-COVID-19 vaccine in collaboration with private immunization centers.
The central government says that every dose of corona vaccine is precious, do not let it go to waste in any way. The Union Health Ministry has written a letter to the states and union territories on Thursday regarding not allowing the wastage of vaccines at all. For this, daily review of vaccination has been said to be necessary.
The Health Ministry also said that a lot of doses are about to expire at private immunization centers. If the state government wants, then from these centers, the vaccines present at the government centers can be changed. So that they can be used on time at government vaccination centers.
Vikas Sheel, additional secretary in the ministry, recently wrote to the states and union territories regarding expiring doses at private COVID-19 vaccination centres.
Earlier also instructions were issued to West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. The Center has also asked all the states to regularly review the availability of the anti-COVID-19 vaccine in collaboration with private immunization centers.
Sheel has also asked the states to ensure that not a single vial is wasted in government or private vaccination centres. The provision for exchange of anti-COVID-19 vaccines is available on the Co-Win portal.
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The central government says that every dose of corona vaccine is precious, do not let it go to waste in any way. The Union Health Ministry has written a letter to the states and union territories on Thursday regarding not allowing the wastage of vaccines at all. For this, daily review of vaccination has been said to be necessary.
The Health Ministry also said that a lot of doses are about to expire at private immunization centers. If the state government wants, then from these centers, the vaccines present at the government centers can be changed. So that they can be used on time at government vaccination centers.
Vikas Sheel, additional secretary in the ministry, recently wrote to the states and union territories regarding expiring doses at private COVID-19 vaccination centres.
Earlier also instructions were issued to West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. The Center has also asked all the states to regularly review the availability of anti-COVID-19 vaccines in collaboration with private immunization centers.
Sheel has also asked the states to ensure that not a single vial is wasted in government or private vaccination centres. The provision for exchange of anti-COVID-19 vaccines is available on the Co-Win portal.