Contrasting the global 8 per cent decrease in deaths, India recorded a severe 425 per cent increase, along with Thailand (220 per cent) and Indonesia (317 per cent)
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Serum Institute of India (SII) executive director Suresh Jadhav said the country should have followed the WHO guidelines and prioritised vaccination accordingly
PTI | May 22, 2021 | Updated 08:36 IST
Amid an acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in the country, executive director of Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) Suresh Jadhav on Friday alleged that the government began inoculating people from multiple age groups without taking into account the available stock of vaccines and the WHO guidelines. Speaking at an e-summit organised by Heal Health, a health advocacy and awareness platform, Jadhav said the country should have followed the WHO guidelines and prioritised vaccination accordingly.
Over one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Govt
More than one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses or 1,06,19,892 doses are still available with states and UTs, the ministry said.
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NEW DELHI: Over one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are available with states and union territories and they will receive an additional 57,70,000 doses within the next three days, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday.
The central government has so far provided 15,95,96,140 vaccine doses to states and union territories (UTs) free of cost. Of this, the total consumption, including wastage, is 14,89,76,248 doses, it said.