COVID-19: UTs and States provided with over 49.85 crore vaccine doses, says Centre

Union Health Ministry announced on Tuesday, August 3, that over 49 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been distributed to states and UTs, with 2.75 crore doses remaining unutilized. total number of vaccine doses distributed to States and UTs has reached 49.85 crores (49,85,51,660), and anor 20,94,890 doses are on way.

total consumption, including waste, is 47,52,49,554 doses out of this total number (as per data available at 8 AM today). Approximately 2.75 crores (2,75,88,573) doses of residual and unutilized COVID vaccine are available to states, UTs, and private hospitals for ministration.

State and UTs have been provided free COVID vaccines by Central Government as part of nationwide vaccination campaign. To achieve universalization of COVID-19 vaccination drive, government will procure and provide (free of charge) 75% of vaccines produced by national vaccine manufacturers to state and territorial governments. new phase of vaccination drive began universally on 21st June 2021.

Vaccination throughout July

In July, 132.6 million doses were ministered, with a daily average of 4.3 million doses being ministered per day.
As a result, total for month is 463.1 million, far exceeding monthly target of 120 million. During this month, India vaccinated a New Zealand every day, a Venezuela every seven days, and a Japan every ten days.

vaccine has been ministered to at least 361 million Indians and 102 million are fully immunized. In December 2020, India was expected to minister 300 million doses by end of August, according to official estimates. If we are to inoculate every ult in India by year's end, we will need to vaccinate more than 10 million people a day.

As of end of July, 41% of presently eligible population (ults over age of 18) h received one dose, and 14% of those eligible h received all three doses of vaccine (11% of total population). In India, 99.9% of vaccines ministered are produced.

A total of half a million doses of Sputnik have been ministered since its arrival from Russia in May. This means that Covishield (87.9%) will continue to dominate sales this year. Covaxin, a product of Bharat Biotech, has contributed 12% of total amount collected.