Over 630 mn Covid vaccine jabs supplied to states so far: Centre

More than 630.9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have so far been provided to the states and Union Territories by the Centre for free and under the direct state procurement category, the Union health ministry said on Monday. Further, more than 2.17 million doses are in the pipeline, it added. More than 48.7 million balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states, the ministry said. The Centre is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of Covid-19 vaccination throughout the country.