COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 306 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 17 NOV 2021 8:14PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 114 Crore landmark milestone (114,37,61,698) today. More than 65 lakh (65,73,687) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.

The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
HCWs	1^st Dose	10381296
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9365324
FLWs	1^st Dose	18374884
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16240530
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	437046470
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	180266368
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	179372281
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	107790008
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	112374695
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	72549842
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		757549626
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		386212072
Total		1143761698

Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:

Date: 17^th November, 2021 (306^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	187
HCWs	2^nd Dose	10866
FLWs	1^st Dose	286
FLWs	2^nd Dose	19674
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	1228801
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	3380975
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	296012
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	968403
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	179938
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	488545
1^st Dose Administered in Total		1705224
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		4868463
Total		6573687

The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.