Kerala govt to provide COVID-19 vaccine free of cost for all above 18 yrs of age

Kerala government will provide COVID-19 vaccine free of cost to all the people above 18 years of age, CM Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Wednesday. "The state governments have been asked to buy vaccines. But states are already going through a financial burden because of COVID-19," the CM said. "The Centre should give vaccines to the states for free," he added.