ThiruvananThapuram: A large stock of 24,116 bottles (more than 2.6 doses of lakh) from the covishield vaccine, accumulates in private hospitals throughout the state, facing the threat of waste.
The reason: this vaccine will expire in February and March.
Kerala Private Hospital Association (KPHA) has written to the chairman of the Pinarayayu Vijayan Minister in November to retrieve the vaccine stock and use it during the drive of government vaccination.
However, the government does not respond.
Private hospitals are now left without other choices besides destroying this vaccine.
“Post-Onam, the state government has launched an aggressive campaign to expand vaccination through public health care facilities throughout the state.
With the availability of vaccines that are ready in all government health care facilities, the private sector is faced with zero or minimal requests,” said Dr.
Anvar M Ali, Secretary General, KPHA.
While the government provides free vaccination, private hospitals are charging Rs 780 per dose.
“Private hospitals will cause a large financial loss of more than Rs 15 Crore,” he said.
“Therefore the private hospital was abandoned without.
Options but to approach the state government for this problem resolution by conducting vaccine stock balances in private hospitals at a cost price for the use of vaccination hospitals in hospitals.
Or others, the government must facilitate the return of vaccine bottles Excess to producers, Indian Serum Institute (SII), for redistribution to other areas needed, “KPHA has been mentioned in the letter to the minister’s chairman.
SII makes it clear that the company has “no return policy”.
“The State Government has invited private sector hospitals to participate in vaccination drives by payment.
Because only a large company hospital capable of paying a large fee, KPHA has asked the government to buy vaccines and make it available for small and medium hospitals to maximize drive vaccination across The country, but not accepted, “said Dr.
Ali.6.238 New Covid Casememara, the country reported 6,238 covid positive cases from 54,108 samples tested in the last 24 hours on Sundays.
TPR has risen to 11.52%.
Among new cases, 3,531 had taken doses and 1,694 did not even take a single vaccine dose.
With 30 deaths again in the last few days noted when Covid’s death and 14 deaths were added to the appeal received, the dead victim had risen to 49,591.TatuvananThapuram with 1,507 reported the highest number of cases.
In accordance with the weekly infection population ratio (WIPR), six wards in five local bodies have more than 10% WIPR.