The city may soon have access to international vaccines as the BMC is planning to float global tenders to procure 50 lakh vaccine vials, which are expected to reach citizens in a month and a half. The vaccines would be offered in civic-run centres only and citizens are likely to get them free of cost. Further, the tenders would have the condition that countries bordering India cannot participate, which means the Chinese vaccine won’t be allowed.

BMC will be inviting an expression of interest in the next two days. It does not have a price range specification as of now and the tenders will be open ones. With the demand high, civic officials said that prices are bound to be higher and as such, they are not setting a price and would have an idea when the bids are in.