Almost 1.5 lakh vaccine doses lying with a bunch of city hospitals are set to expire on March 5, found an estimate by some of these hospitals. As the private sector has started counting its losses due to unsold vaccine inventory, many said the opening of booster shots for people above 45 years could have given them a breather. At least 40,000 of the 1.5 lakh doses are from the Surana Group of Hospitals alone, confirmed their CEO Dr Prince Surana. Another one lakh doses are with 2-3 other hospitals who didn’t wish to be named. “There are many with comorbidities in the 45-plus age bracket who could have benefitted from the booster shot, but the Centre has been dragging its feet on the policy,” said the head of a hospital.
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