India is expecting to receive 3 million to 4 million doses of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 shots through the Covax facility by August even as the country’s cumulative vaccination coverage surpassed 36 crores in the last 24 hours. Covax, led by the GAVI vaccine alliance and the World Health Organization (WHO), could ship the U.S.-made doses to India as early as this month.  “It's a donation through Covax,” said the source.

In the meantime, the Union Health Ministry said that more than 1.67 Cr (1,67,26,613) balance and unutilized Covid Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered. Till Wednesday morning, over 2.19 crore Covid vaccine doses were sent to all the states from July's supply, the Union health ministry said. It also refuted media reports that alleged that there was 32 per cent less vaccination in the last one week as compared to the week preceding it. In a statement, the ministry clarified that all the states and Union Territories were informed well in advance about the doses that will be available in July, including the supply to private hospitals.

The States have been advised to plan their Covid-19 vaccination sessions based on the availability of the vaccine doses. Following discussions with the vaccine manufacturers, the health ministry had communicated to all the states that they will receive more than 12 crore Covid vaccine doses in July.

Till Wednesday morning, over 2.19 crore doses were sent to all the states and Union Territories from July's supply, according to the statement.