NEW DELHI: As a member of this nationwide vaccination drive, the government of India has up to now provided over 23 crore vaccine dosages (23,11,68,480) into states/UTs, either throughout the free from charge group and via direct state procurement class, the Union health ministry said Monday.
Of the entire intake, such as wastages will be 21,22,38,652 doses (according to statistics accessible at 8 AM now ), ” said the ministry.
It further said that over 1.
75 crore Covid Vaccine doses (1,75,48,648) are still accessible with all the States/UTs to be handled.
Moreover, over 2.
73 lakh (2,73,970) vaccine dosages will be in the pipeline and are obtained by the States/UTs over the subsequent 3 times.
The ministry said that the government of India was encouraging both the states and UTs by giving them Covid vaccines free of charge.
Furthermore, the central government continues to be easing direct procurement of vaccines from the States/UTs.
Vaccination is a key pillar of this detailed strategy of administration of India for both containment and control of this pandemic, together with evaluation, monitor, cure and Covid proper behavior, ” it stated.
The ministry further said that the execution of this liberalised and hastened phase-3 approach of Covid-19 vaccination began from May 1, 2021.
Under the plan, each month 50 percent of the overall Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) eliminated vaccine doses of virtually any producer could be procured from the Government of India.
It might continue to produce those doses accessible to this State Govts free of charge as was done before, it included.