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States were advised to ensure utilisation of available vaccine slots for 45+ age-group New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Wednesday said India will have procured 267 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of this year, and will be in a position to inoculate at least all of its adult population, according to an official statement. The minister said that 51 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses will be made available by July and 216 crore more between August and December. He urged states to ensure that the healthcare and frontline workers are fully vaccinated, as they form the vulnerable categories. Interacting with the health ministers and principal secretaries/ additional chief secretaries of West Bengal and eight northeast states, Mr Vardhan said, Between August to December 2021, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses while, by July this year, 51 crore doses will be procured.

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