Government data showed around 30% of the eligible population is now fully inoculated against the disease in India.
India has administered more than 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines since starting its ambitious vaccination program in January.
Government data showed around 708 million people, or 75% of the eligible population, received at least one dose of vaccine while 30% are now fully inoculated against the disease.A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus inside a vaccination centre in Ghaziabad on October 20, 2021.
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