Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of doses distributed for COVID vaccination, State/UT-wise; and
(b) the details of the States/UTs where Corona vaccine has not been supplied so far along with the action taken in this regard; and
(c) the other measures taken by the Government to successfully carry out COVID vaccination across the country?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a): The State/UT distribution of COVID vaccine is given at Annexure.
(b): All States and UTs across country have been supplied with COVID vaccine.
(c): Other measures taken by the Government to carry out vaccination across country are as under:
• The Cold Chain points have been strengthened in terms of Cold chain equipment and other related logistics to store COVID-19 vaccine.
• A digital platform, Co-WIN, which is an enhancement of Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) used for vaccine supply chain management in routine immunization, has been used for COVID vaccine beneficiary pre-registration, tracking of beneficiaries and issue of digital QR Code based certificate to each and every beneficiary.
• Monitoring mechanisms have been strengthened.
• Adequate amount of overhead costs for COVID-19 vaccination has been provided to the States/UTs.