Over 66.07 crore Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Govt

5 Sep
2021

Over 66.07 crore Covid vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Govt

By Staff Writer

More than 66.07 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have so far been provided to states and Union territories by the Centre for free and under the direct state procurement category, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. It also said that more than 4.49 crore (4,49,68,620) balance and unutilized vaccine doses are still available with the states/UTs.

"More than 66.07 crores (66,07,19,455) vaccine doses have been provided to states/UTs so far through (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category. Further, more than 85 lakh doses (85,63,780) are in the pipeline," it said.

The vaccination drive has been ramped up through the availability of more vaccines, advanced visibility of vaccine availability to states/UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain, the statement said.

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Government of India has been supporting the states/UTs by providing them Covid vaccines free of cost.

Under the universalization of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Union government procures and supplies free of cost 75 percent of the vaccines being produced by vaccine manufacturers in the country to the states and UTs.