At current pace, all eligible Indians to get jabs in over 3 yrs
Sun, Apr 11 2021 04:58:05 PM
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IANS): With India taking 85 days to administer 10 crore (100 mn) Covid vaccine doses, a rough calculation shows that all eligible Indians can expect to be fully inoculated in over three years as per the current pace.
Cumulatively, 10,15,95,147 vaccine doses have been administered through 15,17,963 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 a.m. on Sunday, the Health and Family Welfare Ministry said.
India achieved the landmark after the beginning of Covid-19 vaccination drive on January 16.
A rough calculation shows that 1,156 days (over three years) may be needed to inoculate each eligible Indian. However, it is not sure whether all these will be fully inoculated in this period as only 1,27,09,186 people, including Health Care Workers (HCWs) and Front Line Workers (FLWs), have so far been fully inoculated during these 85 days.