More than 16.42 crore (16,42,12,506) balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered, the ministry added.
Read MoreThe research building would be named after Serum's billionaire owners, the Poonawalla family.
Read More"The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 9,50,482tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 65.76 crore (65,76,62,933) cumulative tests," the health ministry said.
Read MoreThe results come a day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that two shots will not be enough to contain Omicron.
Read More"The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains very high for a number of reasons," it said, reiterating its first assessment of November 29.
Read More"The closure of needles and syringes manufacturing factories will create disruption in the supply chain," said Rajiv Nath, managing director of HMD, in a letter to Modi's office which was released to media.
Read MoreThe health ministry said that 9,265 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, which has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,41,14,331. India’s recovery rate stands at 98.36 per cent, the highest since March 2020.
Read MoreThe mortality due to COVID-19 among participants who received the booster during the study period (booster group) was compared with that among participants who did not receive the booster (non-booster group).
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