Over 1.64 crore COVID-19 vaccines still available with states: Centre
More than 1.64 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, the Union Health Ministry stated on Wednesday. The Centre has to this point offered, each by means of the freed from price and thru direct state procurement classes, greater than 23 crore vaccine doses to states and UTs.
Of this, the whole consumption, together with wastages, is 21,71,44,022 doses, the ministry stated.
A complete of 1,64,42,938 COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, it stated.
As a part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Centre has been supporting the states and UTs by offering them COVID-19 vaccines freed from price.
(With PTI inputs)
