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Coronavirus pandemic live updates: States have 16 crore vaccine doses unutilised, says government
The pace of vaccination is expected to pick up again after seeing a slump during Diwali. The Centre said the states have a stock of 16 crore vaccine doses still to be administered. It also revealed that 36% of the population above 18 years have been fully vaccinated. Stay with TOI for all updatesRead Less
Key Events
- Over 108 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far
- Lakshadweep to become first in India to achieve full vaccination
- Bahrain relaxes quarantine measures for vaccinated Indian travellers
- Govt: States have 16cr vax doses unutilised
Germany reports 4,767,033 confirmed coronavirus cases (+23,543), 96,525 coronavirus deaths (+37), according to Robert Koch Institute (Reuters)
Over 108 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far
On Saturday, more than 25 lakh (25,54,917) vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm.
Lakshadweep to become first in India to achieve full vaccination
Union Territory Lakshadweep is likely to achieve complete Covid vaccination of its eligible population soon. A source said that the UT has vaccinated 99.2 per cent of the eligible population with both doses.
Bahrain relaxes quarantine measures for vaccinated Indian travellers
Passengers travelling from India to Bahrain with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in India will be exempted from mandatory 10 days of quarantine. The vaccines taken should be approved by the WHO, or by the Kingdom of Bahrain. These passengers will also be exempted from pre-arrival negative RTPCR certificate, the Embassy of India in Bahrain informed in a tweet.
Waning immunity of those vaccinated trigger for rising Covid cases in US, Europe
At the global level, clearly the declines that the world was seeing which began in late August-early September for infections and then by mid-September for cases and deaths have essentially stopped, and we're starting to see at the global level flattening and actual reversals, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). IHME is an independent global health research centre at the University of Washington.