According to the government, more than 25% of people in Kerala have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

According to state health minister Veena George, more than 25% of Kerala residents have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. So far, the state has received 1,09,61,670 doses of vaccine. 87,52,601 of these people received the first dose, while 22,09,069 received both doses. According to a health department release, according to the population of the 2011 census, 26.2 percent of people have received the first dose and 6.61 percent have received both doses.

The majority of vaccinations have been administered in the capital district of Thiruvananthapuram. In the capital, 10,08,936 people received the first dose, while 2,81,828 others received both doses. Veena George also stated that an action plan will be developed to prepare for a possible third wave of COVID-19 infections and that the maximum number of people will be vaccinated. Last day, the minister presided over an evaluation meeting of the vaccination team.

Kerala has received a total of 1,05,13,620 vaccine doses, including Covishield and Covaccine. The state purchased 8,84,290 doses directly from vaccine manufacturers, while the remainder were sent by the Union government.

After much pressure from the various state governments, the Union government changed its previous vaccine policy of supplying only half of the vaccine required by the states, leaving them to obtain the remaining vaccine directly from the manufacturers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday that the Union government will purchase 75% of the vaccines from manufacturers and distribute them for free to the states. PM Modi stated that all people over the age of 18 will be vaccinated for free.

Kerala started COVID-19 vaccinations on January 16 of this year. The state had started a mass vaccination drive to vaccinate everyone over the age of 45 by March 20. However, due to a vaccine shortage in the country, the drive had to be halted in the middle. The state then began vaccinating people aged 18 to 44 based on a priority list, with those with co-morbidities given priority over others. With the availability of more vaccines, it has now begun vaccinating everyone aged 40 and up, without regard to a priority list.