Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs

More than 158 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs

More than 14.13 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs

Posted On: 16 JAN 2022 9:06AM by PIB Delhi

The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16^th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21^st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply (free of cost) 75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.

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According to official figures as of February 8 presented by the government in the Lok Sabha, over 1.2 crore people aged 60 and above were yet to start vaccination against Covid-19. Meanwhile, as Covid-19 ebbs, Delhi recorded less than 1,000 cases for the first time in 2022. In the last 24 hours, according to the state department’s health bulletin, 977 people tested positive, taking the positivity rate to 1.73%.