Centre Should Procure Vaccines For All. Anything Else is Contrary to Efficiency and Equity Whose needs are greater: that of the Centre or the private buyer? How did the Centre arrive at such an arrangement? Beneficiaries wait to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, at a district government hospital, Balurghat in South Dinajpur, Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo: PTI Health5 hours ago The Centre must immediately adopt a policy of national uniform pricing of COVID-19 vaccines for procurement by the Government of India. They must accept the primary responsibility of purchasing and making available vaccine supplies to all states, enabling universal free vaccination.