Centre says over one crore Covid-19 vaccine doses still available with states

The Union Health Ministry said on Thursday that more than 1 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories.

More than 1 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs and they will receive over 20 lakh more doses within the next 3 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. On media reports quoting some Maharashtra State Government officials that vaccines in the state are "finished" and adversely impacting the vaccination drive, the ministry said a balance of 7,49,960 vaccine doses is still available with the state for administration to eligible population groups. "It is clarified that the total Covid vaccine doses received by Maharashtra as on April 29 (at 8 am) are 1,63,62,470.