India is currently facing a shortage of COVID-19 vaccine while there is huge demand for the vaccine which is now technically open to all adults of 18 years and above. But what is the status of vaccination in various states? Here is a review. Vaccination is one of the most important strategies to combat the further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. India has so far fully vaccinated (both doses administered) to only around 3.9 crore people, which is 3% of the entire population. Since India began the vaccination drive against COVID-19 in January 2021, as of 13 May 2021, about 13.76 crore persons have received at least one dose. This constitutes 11.4% of the country’s population, as per the 2011 Census. Around 17.83 crore doses have been administered as of 13 May 2021. It is also seen that India’s pace of vaccination has dropped from a weekly average of 2.47 crore doses in the first week of April 2021 to 1.17 crore doses in the second week of May 2021. This drop in pace comes at a time when the country is witnessing a devastating second wave of infections. In this story, we look at the status of vaccination in the country across various parameters. All the data pertaining to vaccination is collated from the government’s CoWIN dashboard. Population figures used in the story are from the 2011 Census. Tripura has fully vaccinated one-fifth of adult population while UP and Bihar vaccinated less than 3% With the quick rise in infections, different states have come up with restrictions, partial to complete lockdowns to curb the spread. At the same time, vaccination of the vulnerable and adult is also considered an important step in curbing the spread. However, the proportion of the adult population (those aged 18 and above according to the 2011 Census) that has been given at least one dose of the vaccine shows a huge variation across the states- ranging from 9.87% in Tamil Nadu to 41% in Sikkim. Among larger states, Chhattisgarh has covered 31.85% of its adult population with at least one dose. Smaller states such as Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttarakhand, and Goa had administered at least the first dose of vaccine to more than 30% of the adult population. Tripura had fully vaccinated (both doses) 20.63% of the adult population, which is the highest in the country. Tripura is followed by Sikkim with 14.57%, and Uttarakhand with 10.7% of the adult population fully vaccinated. On the other side, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had fully vaccinated only less than 3% of their adult population as of 13 May 2021. No significant difference in proportion of females and males covered by Vaccination The proportion of male and female adults who have received at least one dose of vaccine is on par with the overall vaccine coverage in most states. In Jammu and Kashmir, the proportion of adult men who received at least one dose of vaccine was almost 7% more than the proportion of women who received at least one dose. Similarly, in Delhi, the difference was nearly 6%. In 23 states, the proportion of adult men who received at least one dose of the vaccine is more than the proportion of women who received at least one dose. Meanwhile, in Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Chhattisgarh, the proportion of women who received at least one dose is slightly higher than the proportion of men with at least one dose. However, the difference between the proportion of male & female population who received at least one dose is not significant in most states and even at the All-India level. All adults are now eligible to get COVID-19 vaccine shots in India India’s vaccine strategy initially focused only on registered healthcare workers (HCWs), frontline workers (FLWs), and those above the age of 45, until 30 April 2021. However, since 01 May 2021, those aged above 18 years became eligible for the vaccine. The Centre would continue to procure 50% of manufacturers’ vaccine stocks for vaccinating those aged above 45 years. Manufacturers could sell the remaining 50% of their vaccine stock to state governments and to private hospitals, as per the new policy. The 50% of the stocks bought by the states & private hospitals are to be used for the 18-44 age group. Population in the 18-45 years age group account for 2/3rds of the Adults Persons aged between 18 to 45 years constitute nearly two-thirds of the total adult population in the country as per the 2011 Census. However, the percentage of the population who received at least one dose of the vaccine shots in this age group is below 7% in all states except Ladakh, Delhi, and Arunachal Pradesh where 14.79%, 11.56%, and 10% of the population in the age group received at least a dose of the vaccine.