Around 12.69 crore doses were administered across India till 8pm on Monday. Over 31.03 lakh doses were given on Monday. So far, 1.74 crore people have been fully vaccinated. Of this, 1.14 crore are health and frontline workers prioritised in the first phase of the rollout.
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Vaccination is key to overcoming the Covid-19 outbreak. At a time when cases have shot up startlingly and lockdowns of various degrees are in force across several states, getting the jab won’t be easy at least for some days. India can ill-afford such a drastic drop in daily doses. We can only hope that the new strategy announced will help raise daily vaccination levels.