Over 21.65 cr vax doses still with states, UTs: Govt

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A total of 21,65,12,036 unutilised Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Saturday.

A total of 51,59,931 vaccine doses have been administered under the mass vaccination drive in the last 24 hours, it said in a statement.

The country’s vaccination coverage against the Covid-19 pandemic has exceeded 115.79 crores and stands at 1,15,79,69,274 as per provisional reports till 7 a.m.

More than 129 crore vaccine doses have been provided to the states and UTs so far through the free-of-cost channel and direct state procurement categories.

Healthcare workers have got a total of 1,03,82,038 first doses of vaccines and 93,89,728 as the second doses.

The frontline workers have been administered a total of 1,83,75,620 vaccines as the first dose and 1,62,86,345 as the second dose, the ministry said.

Among the age group of 18-44 years, a total of 44,03,91,026 shots of the first dose and 18,67,51,559 jabs of the second dose have been administered so far.

A total of 18,01,84,542 vaccines as the first dose and 10,97,56,295 vaccines as the second dose have been administered to the age group of 45-59 years.

A total of 11,28,73,842 people above the age of 60 years have been administered the first dose of the vaccine. However, only 7,35,78,380 people in this age group have been administered both doses so far.