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The move by Uttar Pradesh comes as many Indian states curtail vaccinations due to severe shortages amid a record surge in coronavirus infections, with India recording more than 4,000 deaths for a second straight day as its health system fails to cope
India might have enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate entire adult population by year end, govt says
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Facing Covid-19 vaccine crunch at present, India can potentially get 216 crore doses in five months between August and December enough to vaccinate its entire adult population, a senior official of the government has said.
Vinod Kumar Paul, who heads India s Covid-19 Task Force, also said the Russian Sputnik V vaccine is likely to be available by next week.
With domestic production and supply falling short of huge demand for vaccines against the virus, several states and union territories including Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana have decided to opt for global tenders for procurement of Covid-19 shots.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s most populous state will spend up to $1.36 billion to buy COVID-19 shots and held early talks this week with companies such as Pfizer and the local partner of the maker of Russia’s Sputnik V, a state official said on Thursday.
A man speaks on the phone as a doctor tries to revive his wife inside an emergency ward of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
The move by Uttar Pradesh, home to more people than Brazil, comes as many Indian states curtail vaccinations due to severe shortages amid a record surge in coronavirus infections, with India recording more than 4,000 deaths for a second straight day as its health system fails to cope.