India's August vaccination tally higher than G7 nations combined, says Centre

Updated : Sep 05, 2021 15:19
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Editorji News Desk

India administered more Covid-19 vaccine doses in August than all the G7 nations combined, the government announced on Sunday.

Govt portal MyGovIndia, in a tweet, said the country administered over 180 million vaccine doses in August, more than all the Group of 7 nations combined which includes Canada, the UK, Japan, US, Italy, Germany and France.

The tweet added that India has left a mark on the global vaccination map. 

Japan administered 40 million doses in August, the highest number of doses administered by a G7 country while Canada administered 3 million doses, the lowest.  

India has administered over 68.46 crore vaccine doses since the start of the nationwide vaccination drive earlier this year.

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