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Two-thirds of India’s adult population has received the first dose of the Covid vaccine and nearly one-fourth, or 23 per cent, is now fully vaccinated. Also, according to the health ministry, private hospitals accounted for only six per cent of the Covid vaccines given in the country since May this year.
States and union territories that have covered their entire eligible population with at least one dose of the Covid vaccine include Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh and Sikkim.
Earlier, the government had revised its national vaccine guidelines from June 21, allowing private hospitals to procure 25 per
