COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 234 - Prevention is better than cure

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In a landmark achievement, India administered more than 1 Crore COVID-19 vaccine doses today. This feat has been achieved thrice in last 11 days. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 69.68 Crore (69, 68, 96,328) today. More than 92 lakh (92, 00,822) 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	1,03,61,343
HCWs	2^nd Dose	84,96,682
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,31,096
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,36,48,605
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	27,64,10,694
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	3,57,76,726
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	13,76,62,940
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	5,88,34,379
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	9,01,61,128
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	4,72,12,735
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		53,29,27,201
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		16,39,69,127
Total		69, 68, 96,328

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

Date: 6^th September, 2021 (234^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	538
HCWs	2^nd Dose	15,783
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,186
FLWs	2^nd Dose	70,709
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	45,97,510
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	14,57,554
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	12,24,167
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	8,15,500
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	6,06,772
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	4,11,103
1^st Dose Administered in Total		64,30,173
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		27,70,649
Total		92,00,822

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.