Centre to distribute 75 per cent of total COVID vaccines to States/UTs from tomorrow
The vaccines will be available for beneficiaries of all age group including those between 18-44 years, the union government informed.
NEW DELHI:
The union government will kick-start the free distribution of 75 per cent of total COVID vaccines cleared by the Central Drug Laboratory to all the States and Union Territories from tomorrow.
The vaccines will be available for beneficiaries of all age group including those between 18-44 years, the union government announced.
With the ongoing vaccination drive in the country, the move will further strengthen and ramp up the nationwide inoculation drive that started in January.
Vaccines procurement by the centre which is currently standing at 50 per cent, will be enhanced to 75 per cent and the same will be given to all the States/UTs for administration to people of all age groups.
Further, the States and Union Territories will not have to pay any amount for the procurement of vaccines as the centre will bear all the expenses for the same.
The announcement which was made on June 7 to provide States/UTs with 75 per cent of the vaccine doses will cost the centre over Rs 15,000 crore, more than its previously allocated Rs 35,000 crore for the vaccination programme in the current financial year, the union government has informed.
(Edited by Shankar Kumar Turha)
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