Apollo to administer one million COVID-19 vaccines a day

Apollo Hospitals announced that it is prepared to administer one million COVID-19 vaccines daily. The group will leverage its robust pan India web of 19 medicine supply hubs with cold chain facilities and use its 70 hospitals, 400+ clinics, 500 corporate health centres, 4000 pharmacies alongside their omni-channel digital platform Apollo 24|7 to ensure massive administration capacity of COVID-19 vaccines.

More than 10,000 Apollo employees are undergoing required training and will be stationed at Apollo centres to administer the vaccine.

Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice-Chairperson, The Apollo Group of Hospitals said, |”We are happy to share that Apollo Hospitals have been strengthening its vaccine cold chain for supply and gearing up all Apollo facilities for efficient and fast administration with the highest safety standards, for upto 1 million doses per day. Till date we have tested over 2,50,000 and have treated over 75,000 patients. Going forward it will be our privilege to work with all governments, governmental agencies and healthcare networks to ensure that a large number of people get the vaccine, quickly and safely as it becomes available. We are proud that Indian manufacturers will make most of the world’s supply of vaccines, and as healthcare service providers we will ensure the safest and most comprehensive delivery.”

Technology will play a large role in ensuring that all citizens have access to the vaccine and how it will be administered and prioritised. Apollo 24|7 will host a dedicated platform for all the information related to the COVID-19 vaccine. Users will be able to register themselves on Apollo 24|7 and keep them abreast with the latest update around vaccine development. The platform will generate a unique number for every user registering on the platform and ensure interoperability with the NDHM effort. Through the portal, users will be receiving constant updates about the vaccines.