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Over 4.74 crore vax with States/UTs; 21 lakh more in pipeline; Centre

Over 4.74 crore balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs for inoculation, it said.

SNS | New Delhi | September 27, 2021 8:30 pm

Over 4.74 crore vax with States/UTs; 21 lakh more in pipeline; Centre

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More than 84.50 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union Territories so far and nearly 21 lakh doses are in the pipeline, the Union health ministry said on Monday.

 

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Over 4.74 crore balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs for inoculation, it said.

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As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the government has been supporting the states and UTs by providing them COVID-19 vaccines free of cost, the ministry said.

 

In the new phase of the universalisation of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Union government will procure and supply for free 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced in the country to states and UTs.

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