Two vaccine manufacturers have responded to the global tender floated by the State government to procure vaccine against COVID-19, which is currently in short supply. The deadline for the vaccine manufacturers to respond to the tender ended on Monday evening. Karnataka has sought two crore doses of vaccine to augment its supply through the global tender, which has been split into four tenders of 50 lakh doses each. Government sources told The Hindu that they were yet to open the documents submitted by the companies to understand the response of the vaccine manufacturers. Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu have floated tenders, while others are set to call.

Source: The Hindu May 24, 2021 18:45 UTC