PTI reported. Both Delhi and Bihar governments had sought permission from the ministry to use the available stock of Covid vaccine as precaution dose in government vaccination centres free of cost, saying they would reimburse or replenish the stock upon procurement.
Following requests from these two states, the Union Health Ministry has made a provision on the CoWIN portal for creating sessions to administer the precaution doses at government Covid vaccination centres, they said. "The Union Health Ministry has agreed to their proposal...
But they shall reimburse the cost of the vaccine used for the purpose to the National Health Authority," an official source said.
The Union government had announced that the precaution dose of anti-Covid-19 vaccines will be available to everyone aged above 18 years at the private vaccination centres beginning 10 April.