COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 425 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 16 MAR 2022 10:41 PM by PIB Delhi

COVID19 Vaccination started for 12-14 yr age group across the country today, as the country observed National Vaccination Day.

On the first day, more than 2 lakh (2,60,136) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine. More than 2.15 Crore (2,15,44,283) Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries (HCWs, FLWs and Over 60 years) for COVID vaccination have been administered so far.

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	10402863
	2^nd Dose	9988057
	Precaution Dose	4340087
FLWs	1^st Dose	18411910
	2^nd Dose	17483921
	Precaution Dose	6619033
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	260136
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	56097128
	2^nd Dose	35027747
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	553631006
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	458068222
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	202582539
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	183406909
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	126624019
	2^nd Dose	114232966
	Precaution Dose	10585163
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		967886351
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		818207822
Precaution Dose		21544283

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

Date: 16^th March, 2022 (425^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	61
	2^nd Dose	727
	Precaution Dose	7712
FLWs	1^st Dose	107
	2^nd Dose	1433
	Precaution Dose	16436
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	260136
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	52116
	2^nd Dose	264268
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	63286
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	590321
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	9871
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	139883
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	6945
	2^nd Dose	89883
	Precaution Dose	52621
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		269272
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		1086515
Precaution Dose		76769

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.