Karnataka said it will procure 20 million covid-19 vaccine doses through a global tender to meet demand. The state has already placed an order for 30 million vaccine doses, including 10 million Covaxin and 20 million Covishield doses. Of this, 171 million doses have been used, according to official data as of 8am Tuesday. About 9 million covid vaccine doses are still available with the states, the data showed. Furthermore, more than 729,610 vaccine doses will be supplied to the states within three days, central government data showed.

Source: Mint May 11, 2021 18:22 UTC