After embarrassment over its move to sell Covaxin doses to private hospitals at a premium, the Punjab government on Friday decided to take back the Covid-19 vaccines. Also read: ‘Will order an inquiry’: Punjab health minister on charges of vaccine diversion“The state has decided to take back the vaccines from private hospitals and the payment is to be given back. Principal Secretary, health, Hussan Lal has confirmed that the government is taking back the vaccines from private hospitals. “The decision of providing the vaccine doses to private hospitals was taken on public demand,” he said. It is learnt that the vaccine was provided to some private hospitals on Thursday against advance payments made by them.

Source: Hindustan Times June 04, 2021 12:00 UTC