India’s Covid vaccine tally crosses 108 million mark

Guwahati: India had administered 108.2 million coronavirus vaccine doses across the country by Monday evening as the country’s drug regulator approved emergency use of Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine. This would be the third vaccine, after Covishield and Covaxin, to be accessible to Indians amid reports of states running out of stock at a time when cases are surging at an unprecedented pace. In all, 108,292,423 vaccine doses have been given in the country till now. This includes 9,032,665 healthcare workers who have had their first dose and 5,556,375 who have got their second dose as well. As many as 10,068,531 frontline workers have had their first dose while 4,891,565 have got their second dose too. In the 45-59-year age group, 34,101,749 people have got their first dose and another 755,197 have had their second dose as well. In the 60+ category, 41,645,168 people have been administered their first dose while 2,241,173 have had their second dose as well.