Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Saturday received 2,27,750 doses of Covishield vaccine under state procurement.
The consignment from Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) arrived at Biju Patnaik Internation Airport here in the afternoon.
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Odisha had placed an order of 2.2 crore doses of Covishield with SII and 10.34 lakh doses of Covaxin with Bharat Biotech for the 18-44 age group.
Covaxin is being administered only in Bhubaneswar and Covishield in the rest districts of the state.
Odisha has also received two bids through e-global tender for vaccine procurement.
