First batch of COVID-19 vaccines directly procured by Kerala arrives
The Hindu
The first batch of 3.5 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine, directly procured by the State Government, arrived at Kochi on Monday and was moved to the warehouse of Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd
The first batch of 3.5 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine, directly procured by the State Government, arrived at Kochi on Monday and was moved to the warehouse of Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd., the State’s purchasing agency. Following the Centre’s announcement of the new vaccine policy, which left the States to fend for itself when it came to procuring vaccines for administering to the 18-45 years age group, Kerala had decided to purchase a crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine – 75 lakh doses of Covishield and 25 lakh doses of Covaxin – directly from the manufacturers. Though the negotiations had been initiated, both vaccine manufacturers, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech, had expressed their inability to supply the vaccine in bulk quantities to the State, as they had prior vaccine commitments to the Centre which had to be met first.
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