The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed the 64 crore mark on Monday, the Union Health Ministry said.
C.1.2 has been found in China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, England, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland as of August 13.
Himachal Pradesh became the first state in the country to complete administering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine for the 18-plus age group.
A senior health official said the probe will find out how the teenager was given the shot even though the government is yet to roll out any anti-Covid-19 vaccination programme for minors.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India rose to 3,68,558, the ministry data showed.
According to the 7 pm provisional report, more than 65 lakh doses were administered on Saturday.
Bill Gates congratulated India on Friday as it administered more than 1 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses in one day.
Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "record vaccination numbers today! Crossing 1 crore is a momentous feat. Kudos to those getting vaccinated and those making the vaccination drive a success."
More than 61 crore COVID-19 vaccinations were administered in the country as of Thursday, tweeted Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya. He added that India has achieved a milestone as fifty percent of eligible Indians were inoculated with the first dose of the Covid vaccine.
Basavaraja Bommai on Thursday said that the Centre has agreed to increase the monthly supply of COVID-19 vaccines to Karnataka.
Under the agreement, UNICEF India will procure re-use prevention (RUP) syringes from manufacturers across the world through a global tendering process. To maintain quality, only WHO pre-qualified manufacturers will be asked to participate in the tender.
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India on Wednesday crossed the 60 crore-vaccination mark against Covid-19 pandemic. Taking to Twitter, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the country was pacing ahead in the fight against Covid with the mantra of "Sabka Swasthya, Sabki Suraksha".
According to the 7 pm provisional report, 56,10,116 vaccine doses have been administered on Monday, the ministry said.
The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet.
The government aims to administer one crore doses per day, and its expected vaccine availability between August and December is about 135 crore doses.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, the country saw a total of 44,157 discharges in the last 24 hours.
Taiwan had remained largely free of COVID-19 for a year and half during the pandemic until an outbreak driven by the alpha variant spread across the island in May.
Among districts, Lucknow is the only one in the state where more than five lakh people are fully immunised.
West Bengal managed to extract around 16 lakh extra doses of vaccine in the last three months from its stipulated quota only by saving the extra dose given in a vial to compensate for wastage.
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