Ready to buy vaccine from foreign countries if center allows: AP Health Principal Secy ANI | Updated: May 11, 2021 08:12 IST Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh medical and health principal secretary Anil Kumar Singhal said the state government is ready to purchase corona vaccine directly from foreign countries too, if Central government allows. "The state government has decided to buy any vaccine available, including Sputnik V, and decided to call for global tenders too. However, central government permission is a must. If it grants permission, the state government is ready to purchase foreign vaccines," Singhal said while addressing a press conference.