Government says 66% of adults get 1 vaccine shot, 23% get both doses. India News – Times of India

New Delhi: With over 84 crores Dosage Country’s 18. Nearly two-thirds (66%) of the adult population from above have administered Covid jabs as of Thursday years have now received at least one vaccine dose, while 23% have been vaccinated with both shots.
Vaccination program is largely being conducted by government centres, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan He said the contribution of the private sector was still very low as it administered only about 6% of the total dose between May 1 and September 22. Since May 1, 67.86 crore vaccine doses have been administered.
While the uptake of vaccines at private centers has been quite low, the government has clarified earlier that the share of jabs allocated to the private sector is “indicative and not a fixed quota”. The stock of government procurement is not taken by private hospitals.
A maximum of 63.7% of the total doses given so far have been administered by rural centres, while 35.4% have been distributed in urban centres. Government data states that about 0.95% of doses have been given at centers not tagged as rural/urban.

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