New Delhi: The local anti-covid section produced locally allocated to the private sector is indicative and not a quota intended, said the government, explaining that if private hospitals cannot utilize full allocation, supplies will be purchased by the center to make sure there is no waste .
Under the current Covid vaccine policy, 25% of local production of Covid vaccines is available for the private sector, while the rest are purchased by the center and allocated for distribution-free countries.
Because absorption of vaccination in the private sector continues to be low, there are concerns about stocks that are not used while more supply in the center managed by the government can help increase the insurance coverage.
“There is no quota intended for the private sector.
There is an indicative percentage of what the government will do and what will be available for the procurement of the private sector.
This applies means that if the private sector cannot obtain or utilize the percentage intended, so whatever lacks It will also be obtained by the government so that at the end of any day produced in the country must be utilized, “Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.
While officials said they would immediately share statistics for the number of doses managed in the private sector so far, industry executives said the empuke averaged around 50-60% of available slots, although on a few days it was very low.
The utilization of covid vaccine doses in the private sector also varies according to hospital and state.
Of a total of 58,396 vaccination sessions held on Thursday to 8pm, only 3,268 were in the private sector.
With a free vaccine available in government centers, private hospitals say their target audience is limited and therefore, requires innovative steps to encourage uptake and reach those who are still not vaccinated.
More than 77 crore doses are given until Thursday 8:00.