Well done India! The Union Health Ministry on Monday informed that more than 75 lakh vaccine doses were administered across the country till the evening as Centre's 'Revised Guidelines for Covid Vaccination' kickstarted today.
It is the highest number of doses administered in a day since the vaccination drive started on January 16. The previous high was of over 48 lakh doses on April 1.
India's cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage is now nearly 28.7 crore. Under the revised guidelines, all adults above 18 years of age will be provided free Covid vaccines across the states.
The Centre will now procure 75% of the vaccines. It had earlier allowed states and private hospitals to procure 50% of the vaccines following demands for