Over 3.86 crore people did not get their second dose of anti-covid vaccines–Covishield and Covaxin–within the stipulated period of time , the government has said in response to an RTI query.
According to information on the CoWin portal, as of thursday afternoon 44,22,85,854 people have received their first dose, while 12,59,07,443 have also taken their second.
Activist Raman Sharma haad filed a query under the right to information (RTI) Act, seeking to know from the government the number of people who had received the first dose of vaccines–Covishield and Covaxin-but did not take the second within the stipulated time period. In response to the query, The Covid-19 vaccine administration cell of the Union health ministry said it is recommended the second dose of Covisheild be taken within 24-112 days after the first while in case of Covaxin the gap should be between 28-42 days.
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