Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his cabinet colleagues have decided to purchase Covid-19 vaccines from private hospitals and donate to state health department for administering them to citizens, spokesperson of Madhya Pradesh government Narottam Mishra said here on Tuesday.
“During corona review, chief minister along with ministers have taken decision to purchase vaccines from private hospitals and provide them for free to citizens. I have also decided to purchase vaccine of Rs 1 lakh and donate. I appeal to people who are capable to participate in this pious cause,” Mishra tweeted.
The Covid-19 vaccine is administered free of cost at government hospitals but is chargeable at private hospitals. The state government, on June 21, had launched a mega vaccination drive, which was to continue till June 30. More than 2 crore people have been vaccinated, so far.
As per media reports, there is shortage of vaccines. Therefore, no vaccination will take place at government facilities on June 29-30. Vaccination camps will restart from July 1 as the state is expecting new consignment of vaccines by June 30 evening.
