Over 1.54 crore unused Covid vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals: Centre

A medic shows vials of the Covishield vaccine. Credit: PTI Photo

More than 1.54 crore balance and unutilised Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

Over 38.86 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through all sources and a further 63,84,230 doses are in the pipeline, it said.

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Of this, the total consumption including wastage is 37,31,88,834 doses, according to the data available at 8 am.

The new phase of universalisation of Covid-19 vaccination commenced from June 21.

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