States, UTs To Receive Over 48L Vaccine Doses In 3 Days: Centre

Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday that the Center has provided 218,051,890 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to states and union territories (UTs). The Ministry of Health stated that 18,043,015 million vaccine doses of these are still available with the states and union territories.

The Ministry of Health stated that more than 4.80 million vaccines are still in the pipeline and will be distributed to the states within the next three days.

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The Ministry of Health said in a release on Monday, “Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.”

In addition, the government is also facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States and UTs, it also said.

As of May 23, the total consumption, including wastage, is 200,008,875 doses, the health minister also mentioned.

This is when several states in the country, including the national capital, have stopped vaccination campaigns for people aged 18–44. The Center launched a vaccination campaign against coronovirus disease for all people above 18 years of age on 1 May. However, the country is yet to gain momentum due to the unavailability of slots due to the lack of vaccines.

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