More than 65 doses have been administered so far, according to the government.
On 31 August, India administered more than 1.09 million doses of COVID vaccine, which Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted “is a new vaccination milestone”.
In total, more than 65 doses of crora have been administered so far in the country.
India had first reached the one million dose mark for the first time on 27 August. In his tweet, Mandaviya said: “Congratulations, as India is administering another vaccine against COVID today19. The highest record of a day of vaccine dose of 1.09 million euros reached until 6 pm and that continues to count! ”
The Union Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that more than $ 64.36 million in vaccines had been provided to the states and territories of the Union so far through the central government’s cost-free channel and recruitment category. direct from the state.
He added that almost 15 lakh doses (14,94,040) are in the preparation phase and that COVID vaccine doses of more than 5.42 million (5,42,30,546) and unused doses are still available in the States and UT. to administer.
Meanwhile, in a statement issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, former co-chairs of the Independent Group on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, and Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, have expressed deep concern about the slow pace of redistribution of COVID-19 vaccines from high-income countries to low-income countries.
“The independent group’s report recommended that high-income countries ensure that at least one billion doses of available vaccines were redistributed to 92 low- and middle-income countries on September 1 and one billion more doses to mid-2022 “. said the statement.
“High-income countries have ordered more than twice the dose needed for their populations. Now is the time to show solidarity with those who have not yet been able to vaccinate their front-line health workers and their populations. Reaching the goal of redistributing a billion doses before September 1 would be a vital step in protecting the five billion people aged 15 and over living in low- and middle-income countries. millions of doses that have already been committed must now be delivered urgently, ”the co-chairs said.