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NEW DELHI: The Central government will provide more than 19,10,650 Covid-19 vaccine doses to states and Union territories in the next three days, the health ministry said on Saturday.
According to the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW), as many as 1,45,21,067 balance and unutilised Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered.
As many as 31,17,01,800 vaccine doses have been provided by the government to states and UTs so far, through the government of India (free of cost channel) and through the direct state procurement category. Of this, the total consumption, including wastages, is 29,71,80,733 doses (as per data available at 8am today), the ministry said.
She said that while the rate of tax on various Covid relief medical items has been reduced, no change had been made in the 5 per cent GST rate on vaccines but it would not impact the public as vaccination is being provided for free.