<span style="color: #222222;">Health Ministry has said that more than 124 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far. It added that more than 18 crore 74 lakh balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories to be administered.<br />''<br />''The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from the 21st of June this year. In this drive, the Union Government is procuring and supplying 75 percent of vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to states and union territories free of cost.</span><br />''<br />