India has administered over 205 million coronavirus vaccine doses by Thursday, May 27. In what will be a boost to the country’s vaccination drive, Apollo Hospitals said they will start inoculating with Sputnik V, the Russia-made vaccine, from the second week of June.
Meanwhile, by Thursday 7pm, 205,451,902 vaccine doses had been given in India. This includes 98,27,025 healthcare workers who have had their first dose and 6,747,730 who have got their second dose as well. As many as 15,339,068 frontline workers have had their first dose while 8,419,860 have got their second dose too.