Kerala Affairs
Government firm on free-vaccine policy, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Thestate governmentis of the firm opinion that Covid-19 vaccine should be provided free-of-cost to every citizen, chief ministerPinarayi Vijayansaid in the assembly.
The chief minister said that the state has written to the Prime Minister requesting him to provide Vaccines to all sections of the Society, considering the greater common good. The state has also placed an order for purchasing 70 lakh doses ofCovishieldand 30 lakh doses of Covaxin through the state medical Services corporation.
The state has requested the Centre to take initiative to float global tender for procurement of vaccine as states competing in the market for vaccines would result in the increase of price of vaccines.