At least six state governments have announced to give free coronavirus vaccine but the Central Government’s position on this is not yet clear. Head of the COVID-19 vaccine panel, Dr VK Paul, said that the availability of free coronavirus vaccine would depend on the outcome of the clinical trials underway to test the vaccine. Dr Paul said, "We'll have more clarity in the weeks ahead when trial data from the ongoing trials (phase 3) of the Serum Institute of India (which is testing the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine) is available. The success of it and the other candidates will determine the availability and the dosage required and then we can discuss financing. The next three weeks will yield clarity on this.”