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BHUBANESWAR: Odisha on Friday floated an e-tender to buy 3.80 crore Covid vaccine within 120 days from the date of signing the agreement.
The tender by state PSU Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL) has sought bidders for supply of vaccines either by manufacturers in India or Indian importers in case of foreign vaccines approved by Drugs Control General of India.
The tender said the bidder has to supply 75 lakh doses within 30 days, 2.25 crore within 60 days, 3.75 crore within 90 days and the rest within 120 days. The OSMCL would issue separate purchase order for each of the above four phases of supply.
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Confused about COVID vaccines in India? This is for you
Confused about COVID vaccines in India? This is for you
Last Updated: Wed, Apr 14th, 2021, 07:54:32hrs
New Delhi: The Drugs Control General of India has permitted emergency use of Covid vaccine Sputnik V with certain conditions, clearing the way for a third vaccine in addition to Covishield and Covaxin.
Besides, the government on Tuesday also fast-tracked emergency approval for other jabs.
Here is what the vaccines are all about:
Manufactured by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Virology, it uses an inactivated virus. It is developed by chemically treating novel coronavirus samples to make them incapable of reproduction.
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