Hospitals Can't Offer Vaccine Packages With Hotels: Centre To States

Pamphlets of star hotels offering Covid vaccination packages have been doing the rounds of social media.

Some private hospitals are giving package for Covid vaccination in collaboration with luxury hotels in violation of the guidelines and legal action needs to be initiated against them, the Centre said on Saturday. #Unite2FightCoronaHealth Ministry writes to States/UTs on some private hospitals giving package for #COVID19 Vaccination in collaboration with some hotels.Says it is against the guidelines issued for the National Covid Vaccination Program. pic.twitter.com/qum9SqOJtW In a letter to states and Union Territories, Additional Secretary to Health ministry Manohar Agnani has directed state officials to monitor and ensure that National Covid Vaccination drive is carried out as per the prescribed guidelines. Under the guidelines, vaccination can be carried out government Covid vaccination centre and private Covid vaccination centre, workplace, near home Covid vaccination centre for elderly and differently-abled persons to be organised at group housing societies. "Necessary legal and administrative actions should be initiated against such institutions. Therefore, you are also requested to monitor and ensure that National Covid Vaccination drive is carried out as per the prescribed guidelines," he added.