Nagpur: The onset of the third covid wave and roll-out dose of booster has been revived until a certain limit drive vaccination in a private hospital, which faces a waste vaccine and financial losses.
Driving in a private hospital has lost steam after the government offers free doses for all age groups and local bodies start several centers and special drives last year.
In just five days, some private hospitals have used all their existing shares and now borrow bottle of vaccines from each other to request.
Many private hospitals have stopped the drive while others have dropped plans to place vaccine orders when walking dry.
Dr.
BK Murali, Director of Hope and Hospitals Ayushman, said beneficiaries were running from various districts.
“Some of them are afraid of the new Omicron variant.
We have spent our vaccine stock and utilize available with other private hospitals at the moment,” he said.
Dr.
Ashish Chandra, Chief Executive Officer of Kingsway Hospitals, agreed that the resurrection of vaccination drives might be on the card.
“Those who have taken their first and second doses in a private hospital might want to prefer the same booster dose center.
In this way, we reach them.
There are some improvements but not along the expected line.
Until now, we have 2,500 doses That is enough for 10-15 days.
We will receive a call on a new stock order after 10 days, “he said.
Dr.
Chandra added that vaccinations for the age group 15 to 18 have not taken when schools and parents prefer the government drive to make their children stab.
Dr.
Anup Marar, the organizer of the Vidarbha Hospital Association (VA), said the vaccination drive was underway at its regular slow speed.
“Most booster shots until now.
Most of the frontline workers and senior citizens utilize free vaccination facilities in government centers,” he said.
Dr.
Marar, who is also the Director of Orange City Hospital & Research Institute, who also runs the drive, said many hospitals worked extra by joining the organization to spend their stock.
“They even reduce the level below the rates proposed by the government,” he said.
Dr.
Marar added that many hospitals worried about expiration of the filled vaccine that led to a big loss, not only for them but also for the nation.
“After burning their fingers with this initiative, a private hospital will think twice before jumping into these projects for the next,” he said.