COVID19
Pvt hospitals allowed to exchange Covid-19 vaccine vials nearing expiry with govt hospitals
New Delhi/IBNS: The health ministry has said private and government hospitals in states can exchange of COVID-19 vaccines, adding that it does not have objection if states allow it.
Private hospitals had requested the state governments to exchange the vaccine vials whose expiry date in March with those having a longer shelf-life.
The request was made by private hospitals as they are witnessing poor demand for Covid-19 vaccines, according to media reports.
The Centre said it had earlier permitted Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and Maharashtra to do the same, adding that no vaccine vials, either in government or private hospitals, should be wasted.
The Co-WIN portal has the provision to record exchanged vaccines and hospitals can make the entry there, it added.
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