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Pvt Centers To Let Individuals Select Their Preferred Vaccine From May 1

People, who register to get the COVID-19 vaccine from May 1 in private inoculation centres, can choose their preferred vaccine on the CoWIN platform as well. Moreover, the Health Ministry has instructed private inoculation centres to mention necessary details, including availability of stocks and the price, on the platform. Earlier, registered individuals could only choose the location of the vaccine centre. India currently offers two… read-more

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 - 01:11 PM / by Neha Sanjeev

Tags: Covid-19, Covaxin, COVISHIELD, Private Hospitals, Corona Crisis

Courtesy: News18

Covishield vaccine

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SII To Sell Covishield At Rs 600 To Pvt Hospitals, Rs 400 To States

The Serum Institute of India on April 21 announced to sell its Covishield vaccine to state governments at Rs 400 and to the private hospitals at Rs 600/dose. SII said that 50% of its forthcoming vaccine production will be dedicated to Centre’s vaccination program and other 50% for states and private hospitals. Welcoming the Centre’s liberalised vaccination policy, SII assured that vaccines will be available in 4-5 months.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 - 03:43 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: SII, COVISHIELD, Central Government, Covid-19 Vaccine, Private Hospitals

Courtesy: Live Mint

Hospitals Treating COVID

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Chennai: Non-COVID Hospitals Cannot Deny 'Lifesaving' Treatment

The Tamil Nadu government has directed the non-COVID hospitals to reserve beds to treat COVID patients, in emergency conditions, after receiving complaints regarding denial of emergency treatment to COVID patients. The director of medical and rural health services stressed that the patients should be given “health measures to stabilize and preserve life,” before referring to a COVID hospital. The director also warned the hospitals of legal… read-more

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 - 12:38 PM / by Sneha Ramesh

Tags: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Covid-19, Private Hospitals, coronavirus treatment

Courtesy: The Economic Times

Chandrashekar Rao

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BJP Urges Telengana Govt to Add Covid-19 Under Arogyasri Scheme

The BJP Telangana centre has raised concerns to the state government about adding COVID-19 under Arogyasri scheme and to start Ayushman Bharat scheme within the state. The… read-more

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 - 11:08 PM / by Tania Mukhopadhyay

Tags: telengana, BJP, Covid-19, Private Hospitals

Courtesy: ANI News