COVID Vaccine: Centre to supply 192 lakh doses to states in 15 days free of cost
The cumulative quantity of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the nation is sort of 18 crore. COVID-19 vaccination drive has efficiently accomplished 118 days whereby 17.89 crore doses have been administered to the recognized beneficiaries by collaborative efforts of all States/UTs. India is the quickest nation globally to attain the 17 crore goal in 114 days. The US took 115 days and China took 119 days to administer the identical quantity of doses.
The ‘Liberalized Pricing and Accelerated National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy’ is being applied from May 1 whereby 50% of the obtainable doses are earmarked for supply to States/UTs, as free of cost supply from the Centre’s channel, whereas the remaining 50% is accessible for direct procurement from the vaccine producers by States/UTs and personal hospitals.
The allocation of Centre’s provides to the State/UT is determined on the consumption sample and beneficiary load for second doses throughout the upcoming fortnight.
Between May 16 and 31, 191.99 lakh doses of Covishield and Covaxin shall be provided to the States and UTs, free of cost. This will embody 162.5 lakh of Covishield and 29.49 lakh of Covaxin.
The supply schedule for this allocation shall be shared in advance. States have been requested to direct the involved officers to guarantee rational and even handed utilization of allotted doses and reduce the vaccine wastage.
The fundamental goal behind informing the States/UTs in advance of the quantum of free vaccine doses to be made obtainable from Govt of India for 15 days is to be certain that they put together efficient plans for even handed and optimum utilisation of these free vaccine doses that are meant for the age group 45 and above, and for HCWs and FLWs. In the earlier fortnight i.e. 1st-Fifteenth May, 2021, a complete quantum of greater than 1.7 crore vaccine doses has been made obtainable by the Union Government to States, free of cost.
In addition, a complete quantum of greater than 4.39 crore doses was additionally obtainable for direct procurement by the States in addition to personal hospitals in the month of May 2021.
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