"Can Vaccinate Entire State In 3 Months If...": Maharashtra Minister

COVID-19: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the state has the capacity to administer 10 lakh doses per day. As of Friday afternoon, Maharashtra had administered 3,00,27,217 vaccine doses.

With Maharashtra becoming the first state in the country on Friday to administer three crore coronavirus vaccine jabs, the state government said it can cover the entire eligible population within the next three months if the supply by the Centre kept up. Availability of vaccine doses was no longer an issue, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said at Digital Dialogue'', an event organized by his party, the NCP. "Vaccine availability is not an issue now. We have administered over three crore doses so far, and with increased pace, Maharashtra can vaccinate its entire eligible population in the next three months," he said. "Maharashtra has the capacity to administer 10 lakh doses per day. If the Union government increases its supply to match the state''s capacity, we can vaccinate the entire population in three months," he said.