Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: As per the data released by Ministry of Health 5,59,749 people have received their first dose while 98,506 got their second dose taking the total tally 6,58,255 till June 15
The country has administered more than 25,90,44,072 Vaccine Doses for as of today.
Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour. Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021.
More than 39.27 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in India on June 14, the Union Health Ministry’s latest provisional report suggested. With that, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country reached 25.90 crore.
On the 150th day of the vaccination drive (June 14), 34.82 lakh beneficiaries received their first shot and 4.44 lakh people were given their second dose.
The government has revised the gap between the two doses for the Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield, being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, to 12-16 weeks. However, the interval for the second dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin remains unchanged.