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80 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far



NEW DELHI: India has so far administered 80 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses, India’s Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said.

The countrywide vaccination drive against coronavirus was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase.

“Standing tall against Covid-19. India administers 80 crore vaccine doses. Congratulations to the nation on this momentous feat,” Mandaviya tweeted using the hashtag “WorldsLargestVaccinationDrive”.

India took 85 days to touch the 10-crore vaccination mark, 45 more days to cross the 20-crore mark and 29 more days to reach the 30-crore mark, according to India’s Health Ministry.

(With inputs from India Today)

Publish Date : 19 September 2021 09:07 AM

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