new delhi the ministry of health and family welfare on saturday said that 602595250 covid19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far through the direct state procurement categorythe ministry further said that 15158650 vaccine doses are in the pipelinemore than 420 crore 42058316 balance and unutilized covid vaccine doses are still available with the statesuts to be administered it saidthe new phase of universalization of covid19 vaccination commenced from june 21 2021the vaccination drive has been ramped up through the availability of more vaccines advanced visibility of vaccine availability to states and uts for enabling better planning by them and streamlining the vaccine supply chainas part of the nationwide vaccination drive the government of india has been supporting the states and uts by providing them covid vaccines free of costin the new phase of the universalization of the covid19 vaccination drive the central government will procure and supply free of cost 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to states and uts