Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that Mumbai has given the first dose of Kovid-19 vaccine to its entire eligible population. So far 92,36,500 people have received the first dose in the financial capital, while 59,83,452 people have received the second dose. Mumbai, along with the rest of the country, launched the first phase of vaccination for healthcare workers on January 16. It gradually increased the number of immunization centres, battling a shortage of supplies in some centres. Mumbai Achieved 100% first dose vaccination through 462 public and private immunization centres, which have a combined capacity to deliver over 1,23,000 vaccine doses per day.
Several Indian states and union territories have vaccinated the entire adult population with the first dose of COVID-19. Himachal Pradesh was the first Indian state to achieve this feat in August. Later, states and union territories like Goa, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu also achieved the milestone.
Presently, India is administering three covid-19 vaccines For people 18 years of age and older – Covishield, Kovaxin, and Sputnik v. Of these three, Covaxin is the only indigenous vaccine, manufactured by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech. The country has crossed the 111.95 crore mark in applying Covid-19 jabs to the eligible beneficiaries. Overall, 75,01,32,764 have received the first shot of Covid-19 vaccine in the country, while 36,94,22,586 have received the second dose till November 13.
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