New Delhi Oct 21 PTI As India achieved the milestone of administering over 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday Delhi BJP leaders celebrated by felicitating healthcare and frontline workers and distributing sweetsDelhi BJP president Adesh Gupta visited a vaccination centre at Majnu Ka Tila to felicitate health and frontline workers there while North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari felicitated the staff and frontline workers at Chandiwala Hospital in ShahdaraWest Delhi MP Parvesh Verma distributed 100 kg of laddus to passersby outside his residence at Windsor Place to celebrate the featAll Delhi BJP MPs MLAs senior party office-bearers including party unit incharge Baijayant Panda Dushyant Gautam Alka Gurjar Harsh Vardhan Ramvir Singh Bidhuri participated in programmes held at various places in the national capitalThe cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the 100-crore mark on Thursday according to the governmentIndia 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 Union health ministry dataThe country took 24 days to reach the 40-crore mark from 30 crore doses and then 20 more days to surpass the 50-crore mark on August 6 It then took 76 days to go past the 100-crore markAccording to official sources around 75 per cent of Indias entire eligible adult population has been administered at least the first dose and around 31 per cent has received both doses of the vaccineThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 and it was gradually opened to all above the age of 18 from May 1 PTI VIT DIV DIV

New Delhi Oct 21 PTI The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore milestone on Thursday In a tweet Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the country on achieving the feat and said it was the result of the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra ModiAccording to official sources around 75 per cent of Indias all eligible adult population has been administered at least the first dose and around 31 per cent has received both the doses of the vaccineIndia 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 the Union Health Ministry dataThe country took 24 days to reach the 40-crore mark from 30-crore doses and then 20 more days to surpass the 50-crore vaccination mark on August 6It then took 76 days to go past the 100-crore markThe top five states which have administered the highest number of doses are Uttar Pradesh followed by Maharashtra West Bengal Gujarat and Madhya PradeshThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with health care workers HCWs getting inoculated in the first phase The vaccination of frontline workers FLWs started from February 2The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions The country launched vaccination for all people aged over 45 years from April 1The government then decided to expand its vaccination drive by allowing all above 18 to be vaccinated from May 1 PTI PLB DV DV

New Delhi Sep 22 PTI India is unlikely to buy Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for now as the domestic manufacturing of anti-coronavirus jabs has picked up pace sources said with the total doses administered in the country crossing 83 crore on WednesdayThough there is no official word the sources said the government is not ready to give in to the indemnity demands of the US drug manufacturers against liabilities in case of adverse effectsThe Pune-based pharmaceutical company Serum Institute of India has enhanced the manufacturing capacity of Covishield to more than 20 crore doses per month and has informed the Centre that it will be able to supply around 22 crore doses in OctoberAlso Bharat Biotech is currently producing nearly 3 crores doses of Covaxin each month and its production is likely to be ramped up to 5 crores in the coming monthsIn the initial days of the vaccination drive there was requirement of jabs but that has been met with the ramping up of domestic production Also these indigenously produced vaccines are much more affordable and do not have special cold chain requirements a source told PTIUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday announced that India will resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines in the fourth quarter of 2021 under the Vaccine Maitri programme and to meet its commitment to the COVAX global pool but vaccinating its own citizens remains the topmost priority of the governmentTalking about the expected production and supply trends in the coming months he said the government will receive over 30 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines in October and over 100 crore doses in the coming quarter from October-DecemberThe cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 83 croreAccording to official sources over 22 per cent of Indias adult population have received both doses of vaccine and 65 per cent have got at least one doseOf all the vaccine doses administered around 8845 per cent are Covishield nearly 1144 per cent Covaxin and less than one per cent Sputnik VIndia on September 17 administered a record number of over 250 crore vaccine doses on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modis 71st birthdayThe daily COVID-19 vaccination in the country was over 1 crore on September 6 August 31 and August 27India 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 the ministryThe country took 24 days to reach 40 crore from 30 crore doses and then 20 more days to cross the 50-crore vaccination mark on August 6 it saidIt took 19 more days to go past the 60-crore mark and took only 13 days to reach 70 crore from 60 crore on September 7It then took just 11 days to reach 80 crore from 70 crore PTI PLB ZMN

New Delhi Sep 20 PTI India will resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines in the fourth quarter of 2021 under the Vaccine Maitri programme and to meet its commitment to the COVAX global pool but vaccinating its own citizens remains the topmost priority of the government Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday Addressing the media the minister said the government will receive over 30 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines in October and over 100 crore doses in the coming quarter from October-December The cumulative doses administered so far across the country has crossed 817 crore Asserting that vaccination of our own citizens remains the governments topmost priority Mandaviya said India will be resuming export of COVID-19 vaccines under Vaccine Maitri in order to fulfil the commitment of India towards COVAX in line with our motto of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam The surplus supply of vaccines will be used to fulfil Indias commitment towards the world for the collective fight against COVID-19 he said COVAX is co-led by Gavi the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations CEPI and WHO Highlighting the importance of indigenous research and production of Covid vaccines in India he said that it is due to the relentless efforts and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India was simultaneously undertaking research and production of Covid vaccines in such a big way Indias vaccination drive has been a role model for the world and it is marching ahead with great speed he said Talking about the expected production and supply trends in the coming months he said that more than 30 crore doses will be produced in October and more than 100 crores in the coming quarter India on Friday administered a record number of over 250 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modis 71st birthday The daily COVID-19 vaccination in the country was over 1 crore on September 6 August 31 and August 27 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 the ministry The country took 24 days to reach 40 crore from 30 crore doses and then 20 more days to cross the 50-crore vaccination mark on August 6 it said It took 19 more days to go past the 60-crore mark and took only 13 days to reach 70 crore from 60 crore on September 7 It then took just 11 days to reach 80 crore from 70 crore According to official sources over 22 per cent of Indias eligible population have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 65 per cent have got at least one dose PTI PLB SMN SMN

New Delhi Sep 20 PTI The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 8173 crore with over 94 lakh doses being given on Monday so far according to data on the CoWIN portal The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night Out of817395763 doses administered so far 648 per cent eligible population received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 222 per cent received the second dose India on Friday administered a record number of over 250 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modis 71st birthday The daily COVID-19 vaccination in the country was over 1 crore on September 6 August 31 and August 27 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 the ministry The country took 24 days to reach 40 crore from 30 crore doses and then 20 more days to cross the 50-crore vaccination mark on August 6 it said It took 19 more days to go past the 60-crore mark and took only 13 days to reach 70 crore from 60 crore on September 7 It then took just 11 days to reach 80 crore from 70 crorePTI PLB AAR

New Delhi Sep 20 PTI India will resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines in the fourth quarter of 2021 under the Vaccine Maitri programme and to meet its commitment to the COVAX global pool but vaccinating its own citizens remains the topmost priority of the government Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday Addressing the media the minister said the government will receive over 30 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines in October and over 100 crore doses in the next three months He also said that cumulative doses administered so far across the country have crossed 81 crore and the last 10 crore doses were administered in only 11 days Asserting that vaccination of our own citizens remains the governments topmost priority Mandaviya said the export of surplus vaccines would begin in the next quarter October-December under the Vaccine Maitri programme and in order to fulfil the commitment of India towards COVAX This is in line with our motto of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam he said He said that the surplus supply of vaccines will be used to fulfil Indias commitment towards the world for the collective fight against COVID-19 COVAX is co-led by Gavi the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations CEPI and WHO Highlighting the importance of indigenous research and production of Covid vaccines in India he said that it is due to the relentless efforts and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India was simultaneously undertaking research and production of Covid vaccines in such a big way Indias vaccination drive has been a role model for the world and it is marching ahead with great speed he said Talking about the expected production and supply trends in the coming months he said that more than 30 crore doses will be produced in October and more than 100 crores in the coming quarter India on Friday administered a record number of over 250 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modis 71st birthday The daily COVID-19 vaccination in the country was over 1 crore on September 6 August 31 and August 27 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 the ministry The country took 24 days to reach 40 crore from 30 crore doses and then 20 more days to cross the 50-crore vaccination mark on August 6 it said It took 19 more days to go past the 60-crore mark and took only 13 days to reach 70 crore from 60 crore on September 7 the ministry said It then took just 11 days to reach 80 crore from 70 crore PTI PLB SMN SMN

New Delhi Sep 18 PTI India has administered 80 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses so far Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday The countrywide vaccination drive against the 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 On Friday India administered the highest ever single-day vaccinations with 25 crore doses given in 24 hours which Mandaviya described as a golden chapter in world history 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 the health ministry The country took 24 days to reach 40 crore from 30 crore doses and then 20 more days to cross the 50-crore vaccination mark on August 6 the ministry said It took 19 more days to go past the 60-crore mark and took only 13 days to reach 70 crore from 60 crore on September 7 it said The total number of doses administered crossed the 75-crore mark on September 13 PTI UZM ANB ANB