vaccine doses to states and union territories.As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Centre has been supporting states and UTs by providing Covid-19 vaccines free of cost, and by also facilitating direct procurement by them, the ministry said.Vaccination is an integral pillar of the Centre’s comprehensive strategy for the containment and management of the pandemic, along with test, track, treat and Covid-appropriate behaviour, the ministry underlined.The government on May 1 opened up the inoculation drive for a large section of population on May 1 under its ‘Liberalized and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of COVID-19 Vaccination’.Under the strategy, 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) cleared vaccine doses of any.