India has administered nearly 520 million COVID vaccine doses

India had administered almost 520 million Covid vaccine doses by Tuesday, August 10. The country’s expert group on vaccinations, Negvac, has discussed the need for booster shots for Covid though more scientific evidence is being studied for any decision, a top official said.

Meanwhile, by 7pm on Tuesday, 518,517,148 vaccine doses were given across the states and UTs. As many as 3,776,765 doses were administered on the day. Of this, 2,760,199 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 1,016,566 beneficiaries received the second dose of vaccine. In the 18-45 age group, 2,047,733 were given the first dose while 405,719 doses were given as the second dose on the day. Cumulatively, 182,095,467 persons in this age group across the country have received their first dose and 12,939,239 have received their second dose since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive.

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have administered more than 10 million vaccine doses in the 18-45 years age group. Also, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have vaccinated more than 1 million beneficiaries of the age group with the first dose.

How India’s vaccination drive is progressing
Till Tuesday night, India has administered 518,517,148 shots to over 403 million people. Over 114 million people have been completely vaccinated (received both doses) till August 10, while over 289 million have received only one dose, according to data from the Union health ministry.

A research, published in The Lancet’s E clinical Medicine journal, says that people who have recovered from Covid possibly suffer from significant cognitive deficit. The study was conducted on more than 81,000 people in the UK who took an intelligence test online. Hindustan Times