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On 27 August 2021, India crossed the milestone of administering more than 10 million (1 crore) doses of COVID-19 vaccine in a single day, setting a new world record. Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 2.8 million doses, followed by Karnataka with 1 million doses and Maharashtra at third with 0.98 million doses.
On 15 April 2021, a report in Dainik Bhaskar's Bhopal edition stated that the official number of COVID-19 deaths in Bhopal during the last 5 days were 21, however cremations had taken place for 356 COVID-19 cases. [39] India Today and The New York Times found similar discrepancies in Bhopal in April. [40] [34]
The first cases of COVID-19 in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in three towns of Kerala, among three Indian medical students who had returned from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. [10] [11] [12] Lockdowns were announced in Kerala on 23 March, and in the rest of the country on 25 March. Infection rates started to drop in September. [13]
India reported 329,942 new confirmed cases, the lowest number of new cases since 26 April, along with 3,876 deaths. [74] The SARS-CoV-2 variant known as B.1.617 , the triple-mutant spreading mainly in India, [ 75 ] was declared a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization , [ 76 ] [ 77 ] indicating that it is perceived as a "global ...
Somehow India's population does not demand vaccines, which could be a result of lack of public health education. [13] India also has pseudoscience activists promoting vaccine hesitancy. [13] Some research has suggested that community engagement (CE) may be especially important to consider in supporting vaccination in India.
On 21 February, 2022, Drugs Controller General of India granted approval to Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax, that can be used for children between 12 and 18 years of age. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] On 21 October 2021, India completed administering of one billion Covid vaccines in the country.
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On 21 February, 2022, Drugs Controller General of India granted approval to Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax, that can be used for children between 12–18 years of age. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] On 21 October 2021, India completed administering of one billion Covid vaccines in the country.