New Delhi: Delhi’s first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination centre has shut store on Friday (June 11, 2021), after two weeks of functioning, because the Centre’s value cap for vaccines has made operation unviable.
The first drive-through vaccination centre within the nationwide capital was inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on May 26 and was organised by Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital at Vegas Mall, Dwarka.
“Delhi’s First Drive Thru, a highly safe, convenient way for public, which we ran non-stop for 15 days, we have decided to stop now, owing to new vaccination pricing, as running it has become unviable now,” learn an announcement issued by the hospital on Friday.
The COVID-19 vaccination jabs on the centre have been initially priced at Rs 1,400 per dose of Covishield. As per the hospital authorities, over 10,000 individuals have been vaccinated on the centre.
On June 8, the central authorities set the utmost value personal hospitals can cost for the three COVID-19 vaccines at the moment out there within the country- Covishield Rs 780 per dose, Covaxin Rs 1,410 and Sputnik V Rs 1,145.
In a letter to all states and union territories on June 8, the Union well being ministry had advised that strict motion be taken towards personal vaccination centres overcharging for vaccines.
Meanwhile, Delhi on Friday recorded 238 new COVID-19 circumstances and 24 fatalities, in accordance with the state well being bulletin. The new additions took the case tally to 1,430,671 and toll to 24,772, as per the bulletin. The positivity fee within the nationwide capital stood at 0.31 p.c on Friday.
(With Agency inputs)
