Vaccine supply from Centre crucial for rapid coverage as some states lag

States with faster vaccination rates are those that received a greater quantum of doses from the Centre

About 54 per cent of adults in India currently stand fully vaccinated with two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. While the country is faced with a mammoth target to double-shoot 944 million people, nearly 100 million people still await even their first dose, and over 400 million are partially vaccinated.

There is wide variation among states in terms of coverage of two doses among the adult population. For instance, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim have nearly touched the mark (Data pertains to December 6). Gujarat is touching 80 per cent, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh were close to 70 per cent achievement.