Bhubaneswar, May 15 -- Bhubaneswar: To fight the unprecedented second round surge of Covid-19, the Odisha Government has announced free vaccination of 18-44 years age group category in the State.

However, the unavailability of vaccines has emerged as a major impediment in this direction and the drive has been confined to only five major cities in the State.

The Center has been providing vaccines to the State for people above 45 years age group. But the inoculation drive for the younger group is moving at a snail's pace in the State due to short supply of vaccines.

In a bid to ramp up the vaccination drive against the coronavirus, the Odisha Government has floated a global e-tender for the supply of required Covid-19 vaccines to the Sta...