Govt. of India shares data of how many people tested positive after Covid-19 vaccination

The number of people who got infected with coronavirus in India after vaccination is very insignificant, the Union health ministry on Wednesday said in a statement.

As per the data, more than 21,000 tested positive after first dose of either Covishield or Covaxin, while over 5,500 tested positive after second dose, the health ministry said.

About 0.04% of people tested positive after second dose of Covaxin and 0.03% after second dose of Covishield, it added.

Here is the breakup of the data as shared by the Union health ministry:

Besides the indigenous made Coaxin and Covishield, India has recently approved Russia’s Sputnik V for emergency use and according to LiveMint a senior government official said that the country may get fourth Covid-19 vaccine by August from Hyderabad based Biological E.