Covid-19 Vaccination: If 85 Lakh Doses Administered Daily, How Long Will India Take To Get Fully Inoculated?

On June 21, 85 lakh people were vaccinated in the country. This is the figure for vaccinating the maximum number of people in a single day so far. Let's see if we take these numbers as the basis then how long will it take to vaccinate the entire adult population in the country.

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The Covid-19 vaccine was administered to 85 lakh people in the country on June 21. This is almost twice in numbers when compared to the April 5 figures of 43 lakh vaccines administered. With this new record, soon India is expected to reach the target of 10 million vaccines administered per day.

Meanwhile, the central government has set a target of giving 1 crore vaccines every day in August. The question arises, how long will India take to immunize its entire adult population if 85 lakh doses are administered daily from now on? 

According to the 2011 census estimates, the population above the age of 18 years is 94.02 crore. As per June 20 data, 22.87 crore people have been given the first dose and 5.12 crore have been given both.

So, 28 crore people in India have received either full or partial vaccine doses and going by these numbers the country still needs to vaccinate about the remaining 66.02 crore people.

66.02 Crore People To Be Vaccinated

To vaccinate the remaining population, 66.02 crore vaccine doses are needed for the first dose and 132.04 crore doses to cover the second dose. Now, if 85 lakh people are vaccinated per day in India, it will take 78 days for the entire adult population to be partially vaccinated.

Partially Vaccinated India

India will have to immunize 88.89 crore people to immunize the entire adult population. Out of this, 22.87 crore people have received the first dose and to get the final second dose they would need another 22.87 crore vaccines. This will be in addition to the 132.04 crore vaccine doses required for the 66.02 crore population, who are not vaccinated at all.

207 Days To Vaccinate Entire Population

If we vaccinate 85 lakh people per day, 66.02 crore people will need 176 days to receive both doses of the vaccine. This calculation also includes the difference between the two doses of the vaccine as well as a gap of 31 days for 22.87 crore people. Keeping these figures in mind, it will take 207 days to fully vaccinate the entire Indian population.

Vaccines Being Used

Currently, three vaccines are being used in India - Covishield, Covaxin, and Sputnik V. All three are two-shot vaccines with different time intervals between the first and second doses.

It is 84 days for Covishield, 28 days for Covaxin, and 21 days for Sputnik V. Covishield is the most used vaccine in India right now, with a supply of about 10 crore doses already. Covaxin is also trying to increase its production from 10 to 12 crore doses by July. Sputnik V is currently being largely imported from Russia.