Total of 9.11 crore vaccine doses administered to 15 to 18 age group

The Minister of State for Health and Family WelfareDr Bharati Pravin Pawar today informed the Lok Sabha that a total of 9.11 crore vaccine doses are administered to the age group of 15 to 18 years.

In a written reply, Dr Pawar said adequate COVID-19 vaccines are made available to the States and Union Territories to administer precaution doses for adult and vaccination of children who are 12 years and above.

The Minister said in the current financial year thirtyfive thousand crore rupees is provided over and above budgetary allocation of public health for procurement of COVID-19 vaccine under the National COVID-19 vaccination programme for free supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the States and Union Territories.