24.60 crore vaccine doses provided to states/UTs: Centre.
Amid reviews of vaccine scarcity in some states, the Centre on Sunday mentioned that 24.60 crore Covid vaccine doses have been provided to states/UTs until date.
It mentioned that it has to date provided, each via the freed from price class and thru direct state procurement class, greater than 24 crore vaccine doses (24,60,80,900) to states/UTs, and of this, whole consumption, together with wastages, is 22,96,95,199 doses (as per knowledge out there at 8 a.m. on Sunday).
More than 1.63 crore vaccine doses (1,63,85,701) are nonetheless out there with the states/UTs to be administered, it added.
The Central authorities mentioned that it has been supporting the states and UTs by offering them Covid vaccines freed from price, and as well as, has additionally been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by them.
Vaccination is an integral pillar of the excellent technique of presidency for containment and administration of the pandemic, together with Test, Track, Treat and Covid Appropriate Behaviour, it mentioned.
