Covid-19: Vaccine numbers cross 44 crore after July slump

NEW DELHI: India on Monday completed the administration of more than 44 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccines, as the number of shots delivered during the last week improved after a slump earlier in July, reports Sushmi Dey.
Over 2.8 crore doses were administered between July 17-23, up by over 12 % from 2.5 crore doses in the previous week (July 10-16) and 4% higher than 2.7 crore doses given during July 3-9. The improved uptake of jabs assumes significance as it will be crucial for the government to maintain the tempo as it eyes a target of administering 50 crore doses by end of this month. In July so far, more than 10.3 crore doses have been administered. Nearly 12 crore doses were given in June, whereas in May only around 5 crore doses were administered.
Daily vaccinations initially dropped in July as supplies of some batches of Covaxin were disrupted.