India administered more than 180 million doses in August as it continues to ramp up its vaccination drive to stave off a third wave of Covid.
This was more doses than all the Group of Seven (G7) countries – Canada, the UK, the US, Italy, Germany, France and Japan – put together, according to an official statement.
The government aims to vaccinate all eligible Indians by the end of 2021.
It has so far given more than 700 million doses of three approved jabs.
The central government on Friday mentioned the names of five states, which are inoculating coronavirus vaccines faster than some of the top foreign nations, including the United States.
“With the aim of vaccinating all eligible citizens by the end of 2021, India is leading the world with its high vaccination pace! You too can strengthen the country’s endeavour in this fight against Covid-19 by getting vaccinated,” an official statement on Twitter read.
According to a graph shared by the Centre, Uttar Pradesh is leading the chart by administering an average of 11.73 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses per day. It is followed by Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.
States vs Countries
1. Gujarat is administering an average of 4.80 lakh Covid-19 doses as against Mexico’s 4.56 lakh in a day.
2. Karnataka is administering 3.82 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses on average per day as opposed to Russia’s 3.68 lakh.
3. Madhya Pradesh is inoculating 3.71 lakh Covid-19 vaccines on average in comparison to 2.84 lakh by France each day.
4. Haryana is vaccinating 1.52 lakh beneficiaries on average daily as against 85,000 by Canada in a day.
5. Uttar Pradesh is vaccinating at a faster pace than the United States, which is inoculating 8.07 lakh doses on an average per day. UP’s vaccination rate is also higher than Mexico, Russia, France and Canada .
India is ‘better equipped’ to deal with a potential Covid third wave, WHO chief scientist says.
India is now better prepared to stop new Covid-19 waves from wreaking havoc on the country, according to Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization.
The South Asian nation suffered a devastating second wave between February and early May, during which daily infection cases and death rates rose at an alarming pace, pushing the health-care system to the brink.
India is expecting a third wave of infections to hit sometime this year. But the consensus among many public health experts is that its impact is likely to be less severe than the first two waves.
Swaminathan also said India could potentially be able to vaccinate most of its adult population by December if the current pace and supply of vaccines continue.
18% of India’s adults fully vaccinated, 58% got at least one dose: Govt. The government on Thursday said 58 per cent of India’s adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine while 18 per cent got both the shots as the total number of jabs administered in the country crossed 72 crore.
Just fingers crossed and hope for the best.