India has administered about 157mn Covid vaccine doses till now

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India has administered about 157mn Covid vaccine doses till now

New Delhi: India had administered almost 157 million coronavirus vaccine doses by Sunday. On Day 2 of phase 3 of the nationwide vaccination drive, which includes the 18-44 year age group as well, over 86,000 beneficiaries in this age group were vaccinated. The Centre has also rubbished media reports that suggest that it has not ordered fresh stocks of vaccines since March this year. In all, 156,816,031 vaccine doses have been given in the country by Sunday, 7 am. This includes 9,428,490 healthcare workers who have had their first dose and 6,265,397 who have got their second dose as well. As many as 12,757,529 frontline workers have had their first dose while 6,922,093 have got their second dose too.