Covid-19 pandemic: India may fully vaccinate all adults by April next year

At 5.6 mn daily doses, entire adult population can get one jab by November

India would be able to vaccinate its entire adult population by November this year with at least one dose of the Covid vaccine if it keeps up with an average pace of 5.6 million doses administered daily. This average was achieved for the week ended September 17, which was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, when a record 25 million doses were administered in the country.  

However, excluding the exceptional day, the weekly average number of first doses being given daily till a day before —  September 16 — was around 4.3 million. At this pace, vaccination with double dose can extend