The center told the Supreme Court that it is expected to have $ 135 million in Covid-19 vaccines available between August and December. In May, the estimate was $ 216 billion.
However, the center has stated that efforts are underway to complete vaccination for all adults by December 31, 2021. (Photo: AFP)
The central government has drastically reduced its estimate of the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses expected to be available in India by December 31, 2021.
In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the government said that 135 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be available by December 2021. In May, however, the government had forecast that India would have 216 million Covid-19 vaccine doses.
The difference between the two numbers is a whopping 81 crore cans.
Mai, the Union Ministry of Health stated in a presentation that between August and December 2021, over 216 million Covid-19 vaccine doses will be available to vaccinate all adults by the end of the year.
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According to the May estimate, the number of cans available per manufacturer was:
| Name of the vaccine | Cans |
| Covischild | 75 crore |
| Covaxin | 55 crore |
| Biological E vax | 30 crore |
| Zydus Cadila DNA vaccine | 5 crore |
| Novavax | 20 crore |
| Bharat Biotech nasal vaccine | 10 crore |
| Genoa Biopharma | 6 crore |
| Sputnik V | 15.6 crore |
| total | 216.6 crore |
However, in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday, the government forecast that only 135 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines would be available between August and December 2021 to vaccinate the eligible population in India.
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However, the center has stated that efforts are underway to complete vaccination for everyone by December 31, 2021.
The new forecast availability of Covid-19 vaccines according to the Supreme Court affidavit reads:
| Name of the vaccine | Cans |
| Covischild | 50 crore |
| Covaxin | 40 crore |
| Biological E-Sub-Unit Vaccine | 30 crore |
| Zydus Cadila DNA vaccine | 5 crore |
| Sputnik V | 10 crore |
| total | 135 crore |
“The total population of the country ages 18 and older is approximately 93-94 billion available for administration by July 31, 2021, so a full vaccination of approximately 135 crore is required for the eligible population,” says the Government affidavit.
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