Vaccination: Private hospitals have no clarity what happens after May 1
The Hindu
Karnataka government has announced that it will halt supplies to private hospitals
Private hospitals in Karnataka do not have any clarity on the modalities of procurement of vaccines for the fourth phase of vaccination. The government has made it clear that supplies from the State to private hospitals will stop from May 1. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Govind M. Karjol, who heads the Ministers’ task force, said private hospitals will have to procure vaccines from manufacturers at rates fixed by the Centre. They should not charge a service fee of more than ₹100 for every dose, he said. H.M. Prasanna, president of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes’ Association (PHANA), said they have no information on how to procure vaccines. “Most of us have written to the vaccine manufacturers and are also in touch with vendors. But there is no confirmation from their side as to when supplies will start. In such a scenario, even the continuity of vaccination for those above 45 years is likely to be hit,” he said.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.