New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Monday that more than 139 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccination had been distributed to states and union territories. "So far, the Government of India and direct state procurement section have delivered over 1,39,02,60,790 vaccine doses to States/UTs. More than 21 crore (21,06,50,896) COVID vaccination doses are still available for administration with the States/UTs "according to the ministry's official statement
The Union Government is dedicated to speeding up COVID-19 vaccination and expanding its coverage across the country. The ministry also stated that the States and Union Territories have more than 21 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses that are still available to be delivered.
On June 21, 2021, a new phase of COVID-19 universal immunization began. The vaccination campaign has been boosted by the availability of more vaccinations, improved visibility of vaccine availability for States and UTs to enable better planning, and a more efficient vaccine supply chain.
The Central government has been helping the States and Union territories by giving them with free COVID vaccines as part of the nationwide vaccination drive. The Union Government would procure and supply (free of charge) to States and UTs 75 percent of the vaccines manufactured by vaccine makers in the country in the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination push.
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