India Fastest In World To Administer 13 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses: Centre

COVID-19 Vaccine Drive: The US took 101 days to administer these many doses, while China 109 days, the ministry said.

India has become the fastest country to administer 13 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses, taking just 95 days to do so, the Union Health Ministry said today. The US took 101 days to administer these many doses, while China 109 days, the ministry said. Cumulatively, 13,01,19,310 doses have been administered in India through 19,01,413 sessions, according to the provisional report till 7 am. These include 92,01,728 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose, and 58,17,262 HCWs who have got their second dose. These also include 1,15,62,535 frontline workers (FLWs) who have got their first dose, and 58,55,821 FLWs who have taken their second dose.