Odisha Govt Orders 10.34 Lakh Doses of Covaxin, 377.00 Lakh Doses of Covishield Vaccine
Bhubaneswar: As announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to provide COVID-19 vaccines to people free of cost, the Odisha Government has ordered 10.34 lakh doses of Covaxin and 377.00 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine. The State Health and Family Welfare Department has written to the Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India for the procurement [...]
Bhubaneswar: As announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to provide COVID-19 vaccines to people free of cost, the Odisha Government has ordered 10.34 lakh doses of Covaxin and 377.00 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine.
The State Health and Family Welfare Department has written to the Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India for the procurement of the vaccine.
“The Odisha Government proposes to procure 377.00 Lakh doses of Covishield vaccine at the rate fixed by your company”, the Health Department mentioned in its letter to the chairman and managing director of SII.
The Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited ( OSMCL ) , Bhubaneswar will be the Nodal Agency for this procurement of vaccine on behalf of the State Government, it said.
A similar letter was written to the CMD of Bharat Biotech for the procurement of company’s 10.34 lakh doses of Covaxin vaccine.
To completely uproot COVID-19 from Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced free vaccination for all adults in the State.
The State Government has ordered vaccines for everyone above 18 years of age & vaccination will be conducted free of cost.
The CM mentioned that providing vaccination is the responsibility of the Government. This vaccination programme will benefit around 2 crore ppeople and around Rs 2,000 crores will be spent for this purpose.
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