Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the State governments would not have to pay for vaccinating the priority group of three crore healthcare and frontline workers, stating that the Centre would bear the cost.
The announcement came as the Central government placed a purchase order with the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) for 11 million doses of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, at a cost of ₹210 per dose (including GST).
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Vaccines reach Chennai
Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan overseeas as COVID-19 vaccines are being unloaded at the Department of Public Health vaccine store at Teynampet in Chennai on Tuesday.
| Photo Credit: Jothi Ramalingam B.
A GoAir flight with Serum Institute’s COVISHIELD vaccine arrived at Chennai airport on Tuesday morning….