Centre to give 19 mn Covid-19 doses to states in 2 weeks for free

Vaccine doses acquired through PM-CARES Fund and the GAVI Covax facility were received in full and already utilised

The central government will supply 19 million vaccine doses to states in the next two weeks (from May 16 to 31) free of cost for the vaccination of 45-plus age group, health care and frontline workers, the health ministry said in a statement.

Of the total doses, 16 million will be that of Covishield and almost 3 million of Covaxin. “The delivery schedule for this allocation will be shared in advance. States have been requested to direct the officials concerned to ensure rational and judicious utilisation of allocated doses and minimise the vaccine was­tage,” the health ministry said.  

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