COVID-19 vaccine: Odisha floats global tender to procure 3.8 crore doses
The selected bidder will have to deliver the first 75 lakh doses in 30 days from the date of the purchase order, and complete the supply of 3.8 crore vials in 120 days.
PTI | May 15, 2021 | Updated 20:55 IST
The state Cabinet had on May 10 approved the proposal to float a global tender for procurement of the COVID-19 vaccines.
In a bid to inoculate the state s entire population, the Odisha government has floated a global tender through an electronic platform to procure 3.8 crore doses of COVID vaccines, an official said Saturday.
Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd (OSMCL) invited bids from the world s leading vaccine manufacturers, he said.
Odisha demands 25 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in single lot from Centre
Health and Family Welfare Minister N K Das, in a letter to the central government, said the state is prepared to administer 3 lakh doses daily, but about 2-3 lakh vaccine shots are being allocated to it at a time
PTI | April 16, 2021 | Updated 11:19 IST
The Odisha government on Thursday demanded at least 25 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine in a single lot from the Centre as it is unable to expedite the ongoing immunisation programme, a minister said.
Health and Family Welfare Minister N K Das, in a letter to the central government, said the state is prepared to administer 3 lakh doses daily, but about 2-3 lakh vaccine shots are being allocated to it at a time.