Vaccination packages by luxury hotels in Hyderabad-Into the details.
The Union government has asked states and union territories to initiate legal or administrative action against institutions which are giving special packages for COVID-19 vaccination in collaboration with hotels in violation of prescribed guidelines. In a letter to all states and UTs, Additional Secretary to health ministry Manohar Agnani said it has come to the notice of the Union health ministry that some private hospitals are giving a package for COVID-19 vaccination in collaboration with some hotels, which is against the guidelines issued for the National Covid Vaccination Program.
The 'Vaccination Package' pamphlet carrying the logo of Radisson Hotel Group, which has now gone viral on social media, offers customers a stay at the Radisson Hotel's Hitec City venture along with a COVID-19 vaccine by 'experts from a renowned hospital'. Pegged at Rs 2999, the viral 'Vaccination Package' pamphlet lists breakfast & dinner, clinical consultation and Wi-Fi as the offerings. Meanwhile, the Radisson Hotel Group has clarified that it is not running the 'vaccination package' at a group level but instead it is a unit level activity introduced by the Hi Tec City franchise, which is managed by Sarovar. The pamphlet was shared by several AAP leaders with a common hashtag #VaccinationGhotala.