More than 30 lakh Indians get vaccination shots in a single day record

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More than 30 lakh people were inoculated against Covid-19 on March 15, the highest ever in a single day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country passed the to 3.29 crore mark according to the Union Health Ministry data released on Tuesday.</p>
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The vaccination of beneficiaries aged over 60 has touched 1 crore within 15 days, the ministry said.</p>
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Of the total 30,39,394 doses given in a span of 24 hours on March 15, 26,27,099 beneficiaries have been administered the 1st dose and 4,12,295 individuals have been given the 2nd dose, the data shows.</p>
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The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine being produced at the Serum Institute of India in Pune and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, an indigenously developed product, are propelling India’s vaccination drive against the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. The country has set a target of inoculating 300 million people by August.</p>