Assam Needs 75 Lakh Doses Per Month To Vaccinate Population By December

Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said this while replying to a query raised by Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia during Question Hour of the Budget Session last Thursday.

Assam needs at least 75 lakh doses of anti-Covid vaccines every month to inoculate all eligible adults by December this year. Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said this while replying to a query raised by Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia during Question Hour of the Budget Session last Thursday. According to the health department sources, Assam has been receiving an average of 25 lakh doses per month, at least 50 lakhs short than the required figure, since the Centre's revamped vaccine drive was launched on June 21. Before that, states had been procuring vaccines for those aged between 18-45 years on their own. Assam has so far administered 86,38,873 doses as of July 16.