COVID-19 Vaccine: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday that the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available in the state free of cost. In Kerala, 5,949 new cases of corona and 32 people died on Saturday. The Chief Minister said that the total number of cases in the state has increased to 6.64 lakh and the number of deaths has reached 2,594. In a press conference in Kannur, he said that no person will be charged for the vaccine. This is the decision of the government.
Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh have also announced
Kerala has joined the list of countries declaring free COVID-19 vaccine for people living in their state. States like Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh had recently made similar announcements earlier. According to the central government, three COVID-19 vaccines, Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India and Pfizer are under the consideration of the Indian drug regulator. It is expected that these vaccine candidates may soon be approved for use in emergency. Five vaccine candidates are in different stages of clinical trials in India.
Vijayan said that the amount of vaccine received by the state is not known yet. He said that it is a fact that the number of COVID-19 cases is decreasing, which is a matter of relief. However, it remains to be seen whether the local elections, whose two phases are over, will increase matters or not. It will be known in the coming days.
Explain that India will deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the most sensitive people in the next six to eight months. According to a Reuters report, an expert who visited it said on Friday that India will install its own big election machinery and it will be made available through the traditional cold chain system.
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