INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S
Jagan Mohan Reddy has actually urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make sure sufficient Covid-19 vaccine materials to government hospitals
Only after meeting the requirements of government health centers can those of personal healthcare facilities be dealt with, he worried in a
letter.The Chief Minister highly opposed supply of vaccines to personal medical facilities without totally guaranteeing surplus stocks at
the federal government medical facilities
This would only encourage extreme charging by the personal hospitals, he revealed concern
Providing vaccines to personal hospitals would be an excellent idea if there is surplus schedule of vaccines in the nation but the scenario
is different and there is severe vaccine scarcity in the nation, he advised the Prime Minister.Thanking the PM profusely for standing by the
state federal government in its fight versus the Covid-19, Jagan Mohan Reddy stated the recent policy of central federal government was
allowing private healthcare facilities to straight obtain vaccines from the manufacturers, through the channel of 50% supply earmarked for
'other than Federal government of India.' The CM reminded the PM thus: Further, I wish to give your kind notification that lots of
Governments including ours have actually taken a choice to immunize individuals in the 18-44 age likewise complimentary of cost
Due to inadequate schedule of vaccines under both channels of supply, currently just those who are above 45 years of age are being
vaccinated in our State as they are more susceptible
The policy decision of the Government of India in this regard to allow personal healthcare facilities to directly acquire vaccines is
sending incorrect signals to the people
Due to the cost differential provided to them and also the flexibility readily available to the personal healthcare facilities to fix the
rate of their vaccines, these healthcare facilities are charging as high as 2000/25000 rupees for each dose from the public
This makes these dosages one of the costliest worldwide and invites criticism from the general public
Specifying that a vaccine is for a public good and ideally it needs to be offered totally free of expense or at least at economical rates,
the Chief Minister said that in a scenario where there is insufficient supply to accommodate even the 45+ age entirely, and no possibility
of taking up the free vaccination of the 18-44 years for the next few months, it appears extremely unreasonable to permit some economic
sector healthcare facilities to immunize individuals of all age groups at such inflated rates
He stated that not only it is drawback to the poorer sections of the society who can not pay for such high expense, but it also creates a
situation of black marketing of the vaccine, which administratively is a Herculean task to control
The Chief Minister wrote, Making available different alternatives to the general public to get immunized, in both Government and personal
medical facilities, would be a good concept only if there is surplus supply and schedule of vaccines, where anybody can choose any mode
according to his/her choice/financial ability
In today's scenario, where vaccine supply is extremely limited, supplying this alternative to the private hospitals, where they charge an
exorbitant rate, is socially inappropriate and administratively hard to keep an eye on
I request you to kindly check out the matter about giving of vaccines to private hospitals which would help both the Central and State
Governments to get vaccines to take up vaccination of all eligible individuals based on the policies of the both Central and various State
Jagan Mohan Reddy stated to Modi, I am confident that such a choice under your management will be widely valued and create tremendous
goodwill in favour of the Federal government and arrest black marketing of vaccines
