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India says it has millions of COVID-19 vaccines in hand, denies shortage – Metro US

India says it has millions of COVID-19 vaccines in hand, denies shortage

FILE PHOTO: An elderly woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine in
FILE PHOTO: An elderly woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Lviv

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s health minister said on Thursday the country had more than 43 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in stock or in the pipeline, after many states complained of having to close inoculation centres due to a lack of supplies.

“Let’s put an end to fear mongering now!” Harsh Vardhan said on Twitter. “Where does question of shortages arise? We’re continuously monitoring & enhancing supply.”

India has so far administered more than 90 million doses.

(Reporting by Krishna N. Das; Editing by Toby Chopra)