People who want take Covid-19 vaccine shots at private hospitals will have to pay up to Rs 250 per dose for the vaccinefrom Monday. The Union Health Ministry has capped the price of Covid-19 vaccine for private hospitals. As per the ministry, the Rs 250 will include the cost of vaccine (Rs 150) plus service charges (Rs 100).
In this phase, all people aged above 60 will be able to get Covid-19 vaccine shots free of cost from over 10,000 government vaccination centres.
Apart from them, this phase will also cover people in the age group of 45-59 years who have comorbidities.
The government has said people will have the option to either take their vaccine shots from a government facility or opt for a private hospital.
The ceiling on price of vaccine (up to Rs 250) will remain unchanged until further orders, the government said, adding that states and UTs have also been informed about it.
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