1.66 Crore COVID Vaccine Doses Still Available With States, UTs And Private Hospitals, 23.8 Lakh More In Pipeline: Centre

Over 1.66 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states , union territories (UTs) and private hospitals to be administered and additional 23.8 lakh doses are in the pipeline, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday (6 July).

In a statement, the ministry said that the Centre has so far provided, through all sources, more than 37.07 crore (37,07,23,840) COVID-19 vaccine doses to states and UTs.

"Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 35,40,60,197 doses (as per data available at 8 am today)," the Health Ministry said.

More than 1.66 crore (1,66,63,643) balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and private hospitals to be administered, it added.

Further, 23.8 lakh (23,80,000) COVID-19 vaccine doses are in the pipeline, the ministry said.

According to the ministry, under the new phase of the universalisation of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, implementation of which started from 21 June, every month 75 per cent of the total Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by the Centre and will be supplied free of cost to states and UTs.