Central government has decided to procure Covid-19 vaccines for everyone aged 18-44 and supply them to states free of cost, said PM Narendra Modi. "India will defeat Corona," the Prime Minister said during a virtual address to the nation on Monday.
"Today, it has been decided that the central government will take over the 25 per cent vaccination procurement that was handed over to states," said PM Modi.
In May of this year, the Centre had issued a revised vaccine procurement policy allowing states to buy 25 per cent of all vaccines produced directly from the manufacturers. Out of the remaining 75 per cent, 50 per cent of vaccines were earmarked for central procurement and the other 25 per cent for private hospitals.