‘Most Appropriate Response At This Hour’: Kerala CM Hails Centre’s Decision To Supply Free COVID Vaccines To States

TPI Staff June 7, 2021

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Mumbai: Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s decision to supply free COVID-19 vaccines to states, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday called the Centre’s move “the most appropriate response at the moment.”

“The Prime Minister’s declaration that COVID-19 vaccine will be supplied free of cost to the states from June 21, is the most appropriate response at this hour. I am happy that our request has been positively responded to by the Prime Minister,” Vijayan tweeted.

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In a significant decision, PM Modi on Monday announced a centralized vaccine campaign saying that the Center will procure 25 per cent of the COVID-19 vaccines that were to be done by the states.

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Addressing the nation, he said that from June 21, free vaccines would be provided by the Center to all people above the age of 18 years in all states.

The Prime Minister further said that over 23 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been given in the country and the supply of vaccines will increase in the coming days.

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