2,000 Covishield vaccine doses reach Ludhiana hospital

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 22

Mohandai Oswal Hospital today received its first batch of 2,000 Covishield doses directly from the Serum Institute of India and with this, the vaccination drive has again restarted at the hospital. Now, private hospitals are directly procuring the vaccine after they were not given stock by the Health Department. Six private hospitals, including Mohandai Oswal Hospital, will receive 1.12 lakh doses on May 28.

A total of 50,000 doses would reach the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, 25,000 SPS Hospital, 10,000 Fortis Hospital, 10,000 more at Mohan Dai Oswal Hospital, 15,000 Deep Hospital and 2,000 will reach Verma Multispeciality Hospital on March 28.

While inaugurating the vaccination drive at Mohandai Oswal Hospital, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Rakesh Agrawal today urged residents to get vaccinated in large numbers to wipe out Covid-19 completely.

The said in these private hospitals, residents could get themselves vaccinated by paying a nominal charge whereas it is free of cost at government facilities. At Mohan Dai Oswal Hospital, each vaccine was priced at Rs 850 whereas prices might vary at other hospitals.

The DC said the private hospitals had sourced the vaccine directly from the Serum Institute of India at their own cost.

He urged all private hospitals to source the vaccine and if any hospital was interested to book vaccine doses, they could contact Sandeep Kumar, ADC, Development, Ludhiana.

He said even the city-based industry had also booked vaccine doses worth over Rs 1 crore from the Serum Institute through the district administration and the same would also reach the district soon. Afterwards, special camps would be organised on their premises to vaccinate workforce.

The Commissioner of Police said the district administration was planning to vaccinate each and every eligible person by June 15 this year.

Meanwhile, Punjab Backward Classes Land Development and Finance Corporation (Backfinco) vice- chairman Mohd Gulab today inaugurated a Covid vaccination camp at Maa Saraswati Senior Secondary School, Sua Road, Giaspura, in Ward No. 30 of the city. He said vaccine would give residents a shield against the contagion.