India Administers 4.7 Million Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine In Single-Day
This achievement was achieved soon after the implementation of the Centralized Free Immunization Policy in the country, under which the government is providing free COVID-19 vaccine to all citizens above the age of 18 years
Mumbai: In a major achievement for India, health officials delivered a record 4.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in a single day, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan informed on Twitter on Monday.
“World’s largest vaccine drive blazes ahead, firing on all cylinders. A record-breaking 47 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses administered so far on Day 1 of implementation of revised guidelines of our vaccination drive,” he wrote on the micro-blogging site.
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This achievement was achieved soon after the implementation of the Centralized Free Immunization Policy in the country, under which the government is providing free COVID-19 vaccine to all citizens above the age of 18 years.
As per the revised guidelines, the dose of vaccine provided free of cost by the Center will be allocated to the States and Union Territories based on criteria such as population, disease burden, and the progress of vaccination, and all above the age of 18 will be eligible for the free jabs.
The health minister also revised the ceiling price of vaccines and announced a cap on the cost per dose charged by private vaccine centers. It is now ₹780 for Covishield, ₹1,410 for Covaxin, and ₹1,145 for Sputnik V vaccines.
Any wastage of vaccine will affect the allocation negatively, they said.
The Centre will now procure 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by the manufacturers in the country.
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