About 50 per cent of 2.1 crore vaccine doses supplied used; many states stare at expiry

According to the Union health ministry, India has vaccinated more than 1 crore (1,01,88,007) people so far, which means about 47% of the 2.15 crore+ doses it supplied to states have been used. In Karnataka, for example, 5.8 lakh doses of vaccines have been used so far, while the state has received 17.1 lakh doses of vaccines.