Centre Announces To Procure, Distribute COVID Jabs To States, UTs

The Union government in its new guidelines on June 8 announced free COVID-19 vaccine doses to the states and UTs. Reportedly, the vaccines will be allocated to the States and UTs based on their population, number of cases and the progress of vaccination drive. While the decision will be implemented in two weeks by June 21, the Centre also warned, “Wastage of vaccine will affect the allocation negatively.”