covid vaccines, recommended EUA for Corbevax. It had sought more submissions from Bharat Biotech for its vaccine for children.
In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, vaccination has played a key role. India started its immunisation drive on 16 January 2020 in phases.
So far, over 187.95 crore doses have been administered to eligible population. As many as 2,69,76,618 people in the category of healthcare workers, frontline workers and elderly above 60 years of age have also received the booster, or precaution, dose.
The central government has provided over 1.92 billion vaccine doses to states and union territories, of which 201 million are still available with the states.