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Covid-19 vaccine wastage had become a concern for the government as there is still shortage of the doses. Health Ministry data has revealed that wastage of Covishield vaccines have come down, from 8% on March 1 to 1% now, while Covaxin wastage decreased from 17% to 4 % in the same period.
India will be in a position to vaccinate at least all of its adult population by the end of 2021, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had said on Friday.
At a meeting to review the pandemic situation in nine states and union territories, the minister said, “Between August and December 2021, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses, while by July this year, 51 crore doses will be procured.” Vardhan touched upon the speculation that the virus might mutate in future and endanger children, and said that the health facilities are being upgraded to deal with any such exigency, according to a health ministry statement.
