NEW DELHI : The Union government on Wednesday asked respective states to review vaccine procurement by private covid vaccination centres (PCVCs) on a daily basis, as these centres have shown low immunization numbers under the nationwide coronavirus inoculation drive.
Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Wednesday chaired a high-level virtual meeting with health secretaries and senior immunization officials of 15 states, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Telangana and Arunachal Pradesh, and Union territories (UTs).
Nodal representatives from the two covid vaccine manufactures, Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India (SII), were also present.