Over 3.06 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with States and UTs: Health Ministry

More than 3.06 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with States and union territories and over 24.53 lakh doses can be obtained by them within the subsequent three days, the Union well being ministry mentioned on Sunday.

It mentioned that 29,10,54,050vaccine doses have been offered to States and union territories (UTs) to this point by way of the federal government of India’s freed from value channel and the direct State procurement class.

Of this, the overall consumption, together with wastage, is26,04,19,412doses, in accordance with knowledge available at 8 am on Sunday, the ministry mentioned.

It mentioned that “3,06,34,638COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs to be administered. Furthermore, more than24,53,080vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by them within the next three days,” the ministry mentioned.

It mentioned that as a part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the federal government of India has been supporting states and UTs by offering them Covid vaccines freed from value.

In addition, the Centre has additionally been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by Statesand UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the great technique of the federal government for containment and administration of the pandemic, alongside with ‘take a look at, monitor, deal with’ and Covid applicable behaviour, the ministry mentioned.

Implementation of the liberalized and accelerated Phase-3 technique of Covid vaccination began from May 1.

Under the technique, in each month 50 per cent of the overall Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) cleared vaccine doses of any producer can be procured by the Centre.

It would proceed to make these doses available to State governments completely freed from value as was being accomplished earlier, the ministry mentioned.