The U.K. took 18 days whereas the U.S. took 10 days to reach the one million mark, the ministry said.
India took only six days to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses, a count which is higher than that of countries like the U.S. and the U.K., the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday as the number of beneficiaries who have received the anti-coronavirus shots inched close to 16 lakh.
The U.K. took 18 days whereas the U.S. took 10 days to reach the one million mark, the ministry said.
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As on January 24, till 8 a.m., nearly 16 lakh (15,82,201) beneficiaries have received COVID-19 vaccination. In a span of 24 hours, close to 2 lakh (1,91,609) people were vaccinated across 3,512 sessions. A total of 27,920 sessions have been conducted so far, the ministry said.
“India took only 6 days to roll out one million vaccine doses. This count is higher than countries like the U.S. and the U.K.. The U.K. took 18 days…