Goa to provide free COVID-19 vaccination from May 1 to all adults

Vaccines to be sourced from the Serum Institute of India, Pune

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The CM of Goa took to Twitter and stated, "Our Govt will be placing an order initially for 5 lakh doses of #COVID19 vaccines directly from the manufacturer. Altogether 15 lakh plus doses will be procured at a cost of over Rs 60 crores. The vaccines will be administered free of cost to people between the 18-45 age group", on Thursday.

The upcoming immunization drive will be backed by vaccines sourced from the Serum Institute of India, Pune. Further as per issued protocol, the first two rounds of vaccination encircled the frontline workers and people above 45 years. Out of the lot, 2,11,906 nationals have been vaccinated with the first dose while 54,729 people have been administered the second dose, a senior health official mentioned.

Along with Goa, there are several other states, inclusive of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, that have pledged to immunize their citizens at no cost at all.