Nearly 500 mn doses of Covid-19 vaccine by July 2021, says Harsh Vardhan

He also said that the government was also keeping an eye on immunity data with regard to Covid-19 while finalising these plans

India is planning to use 400-500 million doses to vaccinate around 250 million people by July 2021 for the coronavirus infection, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday, while laying out the broad outlines of the country’s vaccine strategy.

States have been asked to submit the lists of populations that will be first in line to receive the vaccination, such as frontline health workers and those with underlying health conditions, by October-end. The government has also started the exercise of getting a lowdown on the status of vaccine development. The Centre, said Vardhan, is seeking commitments from vaccine makers to make