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A total of 3,29,47,432 vaccine doses have been administered through 5,55,984 sessions, as per the provisional report till Tuesday 7 am.

Along with the priority age groups, the health department has continued to offer Covid-19 vaccines to healthcare and frontline workers in Telangana.

Germany, France, Italy and Spain were among countries that suspended use of the vaccine on Monday.

Germany, France, Italy and Spain joined the growing list of mostly European countries — starting with Denmark last week — that temporarily halted use of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Thailand last week was the first country outside Europe to temporarily suspend using the AstraZeneca vaccine.

China has been slower in its vaccination campaign than many other countries, including the US, while committing roughly 10 times more doses abroad than it has distributed at home.

"Safety is of paramount importance and the Company is continually monitoring the safety of its vaccine," the company said in a statement on Sunday.

With an enthusiastic push from the civic bodies, we are slowly but steadily approaching our target goals

Earlier on Sunday, Ireland suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as new information emerged on blood clotting incidents in Norway.

Since the launch of vaccination drive for healthcare workers, a total of 2,08,454 healthcare workers and 1,02,683 frontline workers have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

Tata in a social media post praised the process of vaccination, describing it as "effortless and painless".

Yong Poovorawan, an advisor to Thailand's vaccination program, said the delay, pending an investigation into the cause of the reported side effect, will not have a big impact on the rollout.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray yesterday said strict lockdown measures will be enforced in some parts of the state to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Guterres reiterated his call for COVID-19 vaccines to be seen as “a global public good".

His speech comes a year to the day the outbreak was classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.

We need to stop thinking of ourselves as somehow above or outside the natural systems that support us

"Necessary filters" in Co-WIN have been applied for the vaccination centres situated in the four states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry.

The state is also adding more vaccination centres in the state. A number of private hospitals have also been roped in for the inoculation drive.

Heeraben, who is over 95 years old, lives with the PM's younger brother Pankaj Modi at Raysan village near Gandhinagar city.

According to an official release, a total of 2,40,37,644 vaccine doses were administered in the country, as per the provisional report till 7 pm on Tuesday.