India's Covid War: Government has stock of 3 crore vaccines

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani | Date 17-10-2022
India has administered more than 200 crore Covid vaccine doses
India has administered more than 200 crore Covid vaccine doses

 

New Delhi

With already more than 200 cr vaccine (first, second and precautionary) doses administered across the country so far, the nationwide vaccination drive has still a long way to go.

The government, as on Sunday, has a stock of 3 cr vaccine doses to be administered.

According to government officials, "the COVID vaccination program is in its final stages, but it's still not over, approx 3 cr Covid19 doses are still available with the government at the different centers and the stock is sufficient for a few months."

The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on June 21, 2021. The vaccination drive was ramped up through the availability of more vaccines, and advanced visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.

As part of the ongoing nationwide vaccination drive, the Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them with COVID-19 vaccines free of cost.

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On Sunday, India reported 2,401 fresh COVID-19 cases with which, the number of active cases increased to 26,625. The active cases comprise 0.06 percent of the total infections, according to Union health ministry data.