Private Hospitals In Tamil Nadu Yet To Slash Covid Vaccine Prices
NDTV
Many private hospitals blame it on their old stock purchased at a higher price.
Private hospitals in Tamil Nadu have not slashed the prices of Covid vaccines -- Covishield ad Covaxin -- even though the government has announced a massive reduction. The Union government has announced that both Covishield and Covaxin will be available for Rs 225 and a service fee of Rs 150.
Many private hospitals blame it on their old stock purchased at a higher price.
At Chennai's Kauvery Hospital, Dr Aslesha Vijaay Sheth, the chief of Emergency Medicine, told NDTV, "The government has put a cap and I am sure all private hospitals will abide by it. We would roll out in a few days".
The paid precautionary dose took off on a sluggish note in Chennai today. All the private hospitals NDTV spoke to, reported a poor response.