Follow latest updates on Covid-19 here“We gave orders to SII, Pune for over one crore doses. "We have already paid ₹400 crore to purchase one crore doses of Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India in Pune," he was quoted as by PTI. Sudhakar added that the people will be informed when the government gets confirmation about the arrival of vials from SII. The registration process for the vaccination of people from this category has begun on the CoWin portal. However, the pharmaceutical companies to which the state governments have given orders for the vaccine doses are yet to deliver them.

Source: Hindustan Times April 30, 2021 07:52 UTC