Health Ministry To Stop Procuring Fresh COVID-19 Vaccines, Surrenders Rs 4,237 Crore From Vaccination Budget

So far, 219.32 crore doses of the coronavirus vaccination have been delivered to recipients across the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. And now, the health ministry is set to stop procuring fresh COVID-19 vaccines and surrendered Rs 4,237 crore from the vaccination budget.

The Government of India's COVID-19 immunization program is nearing completion, with the Health Ministry opting not to purchase more vaccines for the time being and handing over Rs 4,237 crore, or approximately 85 percent of the budget allocation for immunization objectives, to the Finance Ministry.

So far, 219.32 crore dosages of the coronavirus vaccination have been delivered to recipients across the nation, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Last January 16, the COVID-19 vaccination push began, reports Moneycontrol.

With 2,401 new cases, India's COVID-19 count currently lies at 4,46,28,828; the country's active coronavirus cases have risen to 26,625...

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