Covid-19 vaccine shortage amidst huge jump in number of coronavirus infections, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday assures that the country has more than 43 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in stock or in the pipeline.Currently witnessing the second wave of COVID-19, India on Wednesday reported more than 1.2 lakh new infections, the highest single-day spike ever since the pandemic started.
Amidst this rise several states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Jharkhand, claim that they are facing coronavirus vaccine shortage.Demanding 40 lakh doses every week from the Centre, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said, "I have just been informed that the Centre increased COVID-19.