Over 1.89 Crore Unutilised Covid Vaccine Doses Available With States: Centre

COVID-19 Vaccine India: More than 30 crore (30,33,27,440) vaccine doses have been provided by the Centre to states/UTs so far, through Government of India (free of cost channel) and direct state procurement category.

More than 1.89 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union territories, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Over two crore vaccine doses have been administered in the first 72 hours of the implementation of the new revised guidelines of the National COVID-19 vaccination programme, the ministry said. More than 30 crore (30,33,27,440) vaccine doses have been provided by the Centre to states/UTs so far, through Government of India (free of cost channel) and direct state procurement category. Of this, the total consumption, including wastage, is 28,43,40,936 doses (according to the data available at 8 am on Thursday), the ministry said.