More than 1.64 crore vaccine doses available with states & UTs: Harsh Vardhan

The health ministry has said that more than 1.64 crore doses of vaccines are currently available with states and UTs.

Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan tweeted saying that over 23 crore vaccine doses have been made available to states and UTs.

The Centre has said that it will vaccinate all eligible by December end.

"Govt has made action plans to vaccinate all by end of December (2021) & for production of 250 cr vaccine doses after speaking to several pharma companies. Sputnik arrived in Hyderabad yesterday, discussions are on to get Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson too," ANI quoted MoS (Home) G Kishan Reddy as saying.

Anticipating huge requirement of vaccine doses in the country, the DCGI today eased norms for approval of foreign vaccines in India.

This will help in the faster availability of foreign vaccines like that of Pfizer at the earliest in India.