Govt sharply cuts projected availability of COVID-19 vaccine doses by 81 cr for Aug-Dec The Centre has revised the list and cut down the production expectations to 135 crore doses from five COVID-19 vaccines in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on June 26 The Centre revised down its May expectation of 216 COVID-19 vaccine production Joe C Mathew Updated Jun 27, 2021, 4:26 PM IST The Central government has brought down the production and availability estimates of COVID-19 vaccine in India during August-December 2021 from 216 crore doses to 135 crore in less than two months' time. While the government had in a press conference on May 13 said the supply of eight different vaccines that are in various stages of development and production at that time can cumulatively account for 216 crore doses during the August-December period, it has revised the list and cut down the production expectations to 135 crore doses from five COVID-19 vaccines in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on June 26.