India is now the third topmost country with the highest doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered after the US and the UK, it said. The ministry said 12 states reported vaccination activity – Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, and Uttarakhand. The government is also aiming to extend the vaccination to cover the elderly population, beginning March.
The cumulative number of healthcare workers and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 is 58,03,617 till Sunday, as per the provisional report. A total of 1,16,478 sessions have been held so far, it said, adding that 1,295 sessions were held till 6:40 pm on Sunday. Out of the total cumulative coverage, 53,17,760 are healthcare workers and 4,85,857 frontline workers, the ministry said.
The US and the UK are ahead of India. However, the two countries had started vaccinations against Covid-19 much earlier. The health ministry’s observation about global ranking is based on data till February 5 from ‘Our World in Data’ and does not include China.
