'SII hasn't contracted full production to Centre; states can get vaccines'

In order to expand and liberalise the countrywide vaccination drive, the union government has on April 19 announced the liberalised pricing and accelerated national vaccination strategy

The union government on Thursday clarified that Serum Institute of India (SII) has not contracted all its production of coronavirus vaccine to the Centre till May 25 and that State governments are free to procure vaccine doses from the vaccine manufacturers as per the liberalised pricing and accelerated vaccination strategy.

"There have been some media reports suggesting that Serum has contracted all its production till May 25, 2021 to the Centre, and therefore till that date the State governments will not be able to procure vaccine from SII. These media reports are based on incorrect facts and are without any