The center will receive a total of about 16 crore vaccines. So far, 5.7 percent of the country’s adult population has been vaccinated, the center said in an affidavit. The Supreme Court wanted to know the direction of vaccination in the country. The Center submitted a 365 page affidavit in reply. It has been mentioned that the population of the country above the age of 18 is 93 to 94 crores. By July 31, the center will receive 516 million vaccines.
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Incidentally, by December 2021, the number of vaccines in the hands of the country was reduced to 61 million vaccines to clarify the calculation. According to the affidavit of the Supreme Court, the country has 135 crore vaccines in stock. This number was 218 crore last May. The number of stocks of covid vaccine released by the Center has changed drastically. Earlier, the number of vaccines was reduced to 61 crore to clarify the number of vaccines in the hands of the country till December 2021.
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India has Kovishield and Kovaxin in its hands to suppress Corona. Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine is being used on an emergency basis. In addition, trials are underway in the final stages of testing for the Biological E and Zydus Cadillac vaccine by the local pharmaceutical companies. The vaccine will be given to 12-16 year olds. The Center said in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday. On the other hand, the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine is coming to India in July. Once approved by the regulatory body, the vaccines will be administered.