Over 72 lakh vaccine doses still available with States, UTs
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More than 72 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with States and Union Territories, whereas over 46 lakh doses will likely be obtained by them inside the subsequent three days, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.
The Government of India has up to now offered greater than 17.56 crore vaccine doses (17,56,20,810) to States and Union Territories free-of-cost. Of this, the overall consumption, together with wastages, is 16,83,78,796 doses (as per information available at 8 a.m. at the moment).
“More than 72 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses (72,42,014) are still available with States and UTs to be administered. States with negative balance are showing more consumption (including wastage) than vaccine supplied as they have not reconciled the vaccine they have supplied to the armed forces,” the Ministry stated.
Furthermore, greater than 46 lakh (46,61,960) vaccine doses will likely be obtained as well as by States and UTs inside the subsequent three days, it stated.
Vaccination varieties an integral part of the five-point technique of the Government of India of containment and administration of the pandemic (together with Test, Track, Treat and COVID-appropriate Behaviour), the Ministry stated.
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