Health Minister Harsh Vardhan states 'India will be in position to vaccinate all adults by end of 2021'

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan stated on Friday that India will be in a position to vaccinate at least its entire adult population against Covid-19 by the end of this year.

He stated that the central government is actively supporting vaccine manufacturers in ramping up production and availability of vaccine doses to the



population.

“Between August and December, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses. By July itself, 51 crore doses will be procured,” Vardhan stated at a Covid-19 review meeting with officials from nine states and union territories.

Harsh Vardhan directed the states to ensure their populations follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and to continue testing, tracking, tracing, treating and vaccinating.