Goemkaponn Desk
PANAJI: The state government has said that the process of procuring 2 Lakh doses of COVAXIN Vaccine from Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad has been initiated.
“The approximate population of persons in the 0-18 category is 4.65 Lakhs. Also, the process for Global Tendering for procuring vaccines has been initiated.” the govt said in a statement
Till date the State of Goa has received 7,31,720 doses of COVISHIELD vaccine from the Government of India.
” Considering the target population of 6.5 lakhs for the age group of 18-44 years, the State Government approved initial procurement of 5 Lakh doses of COVISHIELD vaccine from Serum Institute as per GOI policy at the declared price, out of which 32,870 doses have been received in the 1st lot.” statement reads
Further, 36,580 doses have been allocated for the entire month of June 2021 for vaccinating the said age group, which is not sufficient to meet our objective of vaccinating this target group expeditiously.
“Government has also endeavoured to procure vaccines from other Government approved manufacturers. . Guidelines for procurement of vaccines for children are awaited from GOI.” the govt statement reads
