Coronavirus | Vaccine manufacturer Moderna refuses to provide direct vaccination to Punjab

Moderna says they only deal with Government of India and not with any State government or private parties

Punjab government on Sunday said that COVID vaccine manufacturer ‘Moderna’ has refused to send direct vaccination to the State government as according to their policy, they only deal with Government of India and not with any State government or private parties. Punjab’s nodal officer for vaccination Vikas Garg said that all vaccine manufacturers were approached for direct purchase of various COVID vaccines, including Sputnik V, Pfizer, Modern, and Johnson & Johnson, as per the directions of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to explore possibilities of floating a global tender for the procurement of vaccines from all possible sources to ensure early inoculation in the State. In a statement Mr. Garg said that reply was received from Moderna only in which the company refused to deal with State government.