Some foreign vaccines are also lined up, with the likes of Pfizer and Moderna.
But, most of these foreign companies have signed commercial contracts elsewhere and they must supply jabs to the US and European Union first.
Is India ready to rollout Pfizer and Moderna?
They are both mRNA vaccines, meaning they are stored in sub-zero temperatures.
But most facilities in India have a capacity between 2 and 8-degree Celsius.
This is enough for Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik, but not Moderna and Pfizer.
We don t have storage facilities so more vaccine approvals do not mean more doses.
Take for instance, Sputnik V.
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India likely to make less availability of vaccines globally: Gavi
India, which is experiencing a sudden rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, is now likely to make available a smaller number of vaccines to the rest of the world, the head of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation has said.
âIndia is, by volume, the largest supplier of vaccines for the developing world. Because of the new wave of outbreaks in India right now, the Indian government has stepped up their vaccination programmes, and that has meant that they ve required more doses, which means that they ve made less doses available for the rest of the world,â Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi told CBS News in an interview.
Cabinet Health Secretary Rajiv Gauba Friday spoke with chief secretaries, DG Police, and health secretaries of all states and Union territories to review the recent spike in daily Covid-19 cases in 11 states/UTs over the past two weeks.
He added that 11 states/UTs were categorised as “states of grave concern” on account of their rising numbers of daily Covid-19 cases and deaths. According to the health ministry, the 11 states are Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Haryana.
They have contributed 90 per cent of Covid cases in the country, 90.5 per cent of deaths in 14 days till March 31, and have crossed or close to crossing their early reported peaks last year, it said.
Health experts demand urgent investigation into deaths post Covid vaccination
Health experts demand urgent investigation into deaths post Covid vaccination
Health experts have demanded an urgent investigation into the deaths and serious adverse events following the administration of Covid-19 vaccine.
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Health experts have demand urgent investigation into deaths post Covid vaccination. (Image for representation: PTI)
Health experts have written to the Centre demanding an urgent investigation into the deaths and serious adverse events following the administration of Covid-19 vaccine. They also raised concerns over the possibility of blood clots among beneficiaries post the inoculation. We believe that due to the possible linkages of vaccination and blood clotting, all these deaths and adverse events should be reviewed together for a possible causal relationship with the vaccine, experts said in their letter to the central government.
India Covid Vaccine: The vaccination of beneficiaries aged over 60 has touched 1 crore within 15 days
New Delhi:
More than 30 lakh people were inoculated against COVID-19 on March 15, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country to 3,29,47,432, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today.
The vaccination of beneficiaries aged over 60 has touched 1 crore within 15 days, the ministry said.
Of the total 30,39,394 doses given in a span of 24 hours on March 15, 26,27,099 beneficiaries have been administered the 1st dose and 4,12,295 individuals have been given the 2nd dose, according to the data compiled at 7 am today.