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Over 1.67 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with States, private hospitals: Centre

A youth beneficiary gets second dose of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin at Government Boys Senior Secondary School in Rajouri Garden in West Delhi on July 6, 2021. (Source: The Hindu)

More than ₹1.67 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 July 7.

Over 37.43 crore vaccine doses have been provided to States and UTs so far through all sources and a further 48,65,110 doses are in the pipeline, it said.

Of this, the total consumption including wastage is 35,75,98,947 doses, the Ministry said.

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

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