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BHOPAL, Mar 13: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today announced that more than six Coronavirus vaccines will come up in India.
He also said that 1.84 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to people so far, while 23 crore tests have been conducted.
“India has developed two vaccines, which have been given to 71 countries. Many more nations are seeking the vaccines, and these are not little-known nations…Canada, Brazil and other developed countries are using Indian vaccines with a great zeal,” he said.
“More than half a dozen vaccines are going to come up,” he said.
“Till today morning, 1.84 crore vaccine shots have been given in the country and 20 lakh people were inoculated yesterday,” the Minister added.