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State governments have changed tack on vaccine imports and have now proposed a single national tender and national policy on the issue.
On May 1, the Centre opened up vaccination for persons above 18 and allowed states and private hospitals to import vaccines from abroad.
Following this decision, various states have announced or invited global bids. The latest to do is Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, which has sought 10 million Covid-19 vaccines.
The issue of single tender and national policy for import of vaccines was raised in the meeting between Union health minister Harsh Vardhan and health ministers of six states on
