Over 2.07 crore unutilised Covid-19 vaccines still available with states, private hospitals: Centre

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More than 2.07 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 Tuesday.

Over 52.56 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through all sources and a further 48,43,100 doses are in the pipeline.

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Of this, the total consumption including wastage is 51,09,58,562 doses, the ministry said.

Under the new phase of the universalisation of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, the Centre procures and supplies 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by vaccine manufacturers in the country to states and UTs.

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