Private hospitals to order Covid-19 jabs on CoWin platform from July

Vaccine makers see logistics issues in distributing to smaller hospitals

Come July 1, private hospitals will be able to book Covid-19 vaccine doses directly on the CoWin platform and make advance payments too, indicated multiple private hospital sources. 

The quantum of doses a hospital can purchase, however, will depend on its past track record of vaccination.

Several private hospitals from across the country held a meeting with the Union Ministry of Health on Sunday. The ministry has conveyed to hospitals that from July onwards a single-window system will be in place for vaccine ordering and procurement. This will cover Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Serum Institute of India’s Covishield.

R S Sharma, chief executive