: Covid vaccine: India surpasses US in jabs administered, but lags in percentage of population covered #IndiaNEWS India has surpassed the United States in terms of total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses

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Covid vaccine: India surpasses US in jabs administered, but lags in percentage of population covered #IndiaNEWS
India has surpassed the United States in terms of total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the respective countries, the health ministry said on Monday.A total of 32.36 crore doses have been given in the country so far, according to the ministry. Meanwhile, 32.33 crore jabs have been administered in the US, according to Johns Hopkins University.India, however, lags far behind the US in terms of population percentage that has been inoculated. According to data on the government’s vaccination portal CoWin, more than 5.54 crore Indians have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Even as data on the CoWin portal is slightly dated, this amounts to less than 4% of the 140 crore population of India.The US, on the other hand, has managed to fully vaccinate 46.62% of its population, according to Johns Hopkins University data.The Centre has repeatedly asserted that all adults in India will be fully vaccinated by the end of this year. However, according to information provided by the government itself, the supply of vaccines seems to be falling short.In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court last week, the Centre said that 186.6 crore vaccine shots are needed to inoculate all citizens aged above 18 years. It also submitted that 135 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines will...Read more

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