India administered 86.16 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in a span of 24 hours, representing the highest coverage in a day till now, on the first day of the country’s new vaccination policy roll-out.

The CoWin website revealed that 86,16,373 vaccine doses were administered on Monday. The previous single-day record vaccine coverage was noted on April 2 when 42,65,157 doses were administered.

The Central Government has started providing free vaccinations to everyone above 18 years from Monday as it took back control of vaccination from states. The Center will also buy 75% of the vaccines produced by companies, including 25% that have been assigned to states. Private hospitals will purchase the remaining 25% and vaccinate people who are willing to pay… (NDTV, June 22, 2021)