THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Expecting a increase in Covid vaccine costs, Kerala on Monday urged the Centre to consider action to decrease it by drifting a worldwide tender after taking into consideration the cumulative demand of these nations going in for international procurement of shots. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated if the countries proceed for independent international tenders and compete on the marketplace, the natural result is going to probably be the pushing of vaccine rates. He encouraged the Centre to take the lead in analyzing the vaccine requirement of each country and also float a global tender taking into consideration the cumulative requirement. “This will assist in cutting the costs, and” Vijayan stated in the correspondence. From the correspondence, he also encouraged the Centre to supply vaccines openly to all countries as it needs to be handled as a public good in which none ought to be excluded. He explained the best means to restrain the spread of this disease would be to vaccinate as many individuals as you can in the area and construct herd resistance. “To attain this, we will need to get a universal hard disk,” Vijayan stated. Earlier, addressing the press here, Vijayan noticed that many nations have jumped separate international tenders to secure Covid vaccines. This could result in a sharp increase in the purchase price of vaccines. The purchase price of vaccines could be kept low when the central authorities invites worldwide tender,” he explained.
Covid Offenses: Kerala CM urges Centre to float International tender to Decrease Cost
