Slow vaccination drive by private centres a worry, says government

The ministry has asked states to ensure speedy and effective coordination between PCVCs and vaccine manufacturers to unclog bottlenecks.

The health ministry on Wednesday said the sluggish pace of procurement and administration of vaccines by private Covid vaccination centres (PCVCs) in some states is a “cause for serious worry”.

The government in a high-level review meeting held with 15 states said many private centres had not placed orders for the earmarked quantities of Covid vaccines. If the order was placed, the private centres had not made part of the payment for the indented vaccines. In some cases, no payment had been made for the order placed, said the health ministry. 

The ministry has asked states to ensure speedy and effective coordination