Karnataka only uses 50% of the VAX dosage allocated for private hospitals

Bengaluru: While the Karnataka government scrambles into a larger supply of covid vaccine, almost eight doses of lakh allocated for private hospitals in the state cannot be accessed in July.
The reason: private hospitals raise indentation only 7.2 lakh doses that oppose the allocation of 15 doses of lakh.
Of the 60 doses of lakh allocated to Karnataka by the center in July, 25% is for a private hospital.
The 7.8 lakh dose whose private hospital is not collected.
There is no clarity whether the dose under the quota of private hospitals can be transferred to the state government.
In addition, prices are also a problem since private hospitals pay more than what the government paid.
Private hospitals pay manufacturers of Rs 630 per dose of covishield and 1,200 Rs for one covaxin dose, while the center each provides a dose of each for RS 205 and RS 215.
“We cannot access the country’s allocation under the private hospital category, “Dr.
Arundhathi Chandrashekar, Director of Mission, National Health Mission, Karnataka.
“Private hospital raised indentation for a dose of 7.2 lakh and the remaining 7.8 lakh doses left.” There are concerns that most of the quota of private hospitals for August may not be used too.
Until now, Karnataka has been allocated 60 doses of lakh for this month, where 15 doses of Lakh are under the quota of private hospitals.
Private hospitals said they had not been replaced by RS 16 Lakh for the dosage they had returned to the government in 1.
The state government of the state supplying a vaccine to a private hospital until April 30 and suddenly stopped from 1.
MEI private hospitals were asked to return doses which is not used and while they comply with, the government has not replaced private hospitals paid for doses.
The confusing policy of the attention of the State Health Department official said it was not regrettable that the state could not access 100% of the allocation despite lack of acute supply, many private hospitals have provided efforts to secure the dose, thanks to many changes in the procurement process.
They also said the government supplied a dose when there was no request for it in a private hospital, perhaps because of the high cost.
“Private hospitals are actually worried vaccines will expire,” said Dr.
HM Prasanna, President, Private Hospital, and Nurse House Association (Phan).
“On weekdays, there are almost no requests in most private hospitals in Bengaluru.
Either people who can afford it have taken Jab or they go to government facilities where it is free.” At Pristine Hospital near Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, for example , out of 5,000 doses owned by the hospital, only one bottle of 10 doses used in the past week.
Phana members said private hospitals had begged a dose when vaccine seekers made a walk to get shots, but the state suddenly stopped inventory.
“In March, there is a system in a place where private hospitals buy direct doses from the state government,” Dr.
Prasana said.
“This process is stopped in May.
High demand then, but the majority of private hospitals do not have a dose.
If the government continues with the system, vaccination coverage will increase significantly.” Bad Footfallphana members said the demand for covishield would increase in August and September , when many in the 18-44-year-old group will be eligible to take the second dose.
The Hospital company in Bengaluru who began to provide a dose in May said Footfall was only decent on weekends.
With the government providing free doses for all over 45 years and those in the priority group in the age group 18-44 years, people choose free doses, said the authorities.
The government has reached the company and the corporate industry in an effort to ensure a vaccine obtained by private hospitals can be used for vaccination drives.
“The company told us that their CSR funds were exhausted for other Covid related activities such as building oxygen plants,” said Dr.
Arundhati.