Over 3.09 crore unutilised vaccine doses available with states, private hospitals:Centre

New Delhi: Over 3.09 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs, and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

It said that more than 45.37 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through all sources and a further 59,39,010 doses are in the pipeline.

Of this, the total consumption including wastage is 42,28,59,270 doses, the ministry said.

The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on June 21.