Kerala offers Administration of Covid-19 Vaccine Free of Cost in the State

Kerala chief minister Pinaryi Vijayan made it clear that the administration of Covid-19 vaccine will be free of cost in the state. Kerala is the fourth state which has come up with free administration of covid vaccine to all people in the state.

Earlier in October Tami Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had also announced that vaccine will be provided to all people of the state free of cost.

Along with Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh,Assam and Puduchechery have also announced free of cost Covid vaccines for the people of their states. However, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged the center to provide free vaccines for all citizens across the country.

With country eagerly waiting for a vaccine to curb the pandemic which has caused catastrophe in the health and economic sectors, Dr Vinod Paul, member of Niti Aayog and the head of a panel advising the prime minister on the country’s efforts to produce and roll-out the inoculation, said that a decision regarding the vaccine will roll out in a matter of a few days.

At the moment, Pfizer, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech have applied for market authorization for their vaccines in the country.

“We have three applications today for the emergency use authorisation on sound principles. We have Pfizer, we have Bharat Biotech and we have Serum and they have not only met the deadline, they have overtaken the deadline,” said Paul, the Live Mint reported.