Kerala to order 1 cr COVID vaccine doses; calls for change in vaccine policy ANI | Updated: Apr 28, 2021 23:38 IST Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 28 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced that the state government will order 1 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses while calling for a change in the new vaccination policy and pricing. Briefing the mediapersons, the chief minister said, "The cabinet meeting held today has decided to give free vaccination to those in the 18-45 age group. As per the recommendation of the expert committee headed by the Chief Secretary, the government will buy 1 crore vaccine doses for the next three months (May to July). 70 lakh doses of Covishield will be procured from Serum Institute at a cost of Rs 294 crores and 30 lakh doses of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech at Rs 189 crores. The price of the vaccine will be subject to revision based on court orders if any."