Kerala can vaccinate 1 crore people per month against COVID-19: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

The Chief Minister said that as many as 25 lakh doses of the COVID-19 vaccine can be given per week.

Thiruvananthapuram: At a time when a six-member expert team from the Centre reached Kerala to study the spiralling COVID-19 cases, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state has the capacity to administer COVID-19 vaccine to one crore people every month and will urge the Centre to provide more vaccines. Kerala on Friday (July 30) administered COVID-19 vaccine to 5.05 lakh people in a single day. State Health Minister Veena George said that 5,04,755 people in the state have been vaccinated on Friday, with 3,41,753 given the first dose and 1,63,002 the second dose. The Chief Minister said that as many as 25 lakh doses of the COVID-19 vaccine can be given per week.