COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 243 - Prevention is better than cure

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 76 Crore landmark milestone(76,49,36,158) today. More than 57 lakh (57,10,380) 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	1,03,65,571
HCWs	2^nd Dose	86,39,913
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,40,244
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,41,99,628
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	30,87,70,934
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	4,87,22,784
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	14,61,56,251
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	6,49,46,700
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	9,44,61,804
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,03,32,329
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		57,80,94,804
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		18,68,41,354
Total		76,49,36,158

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

Date: 15^th September, 2021 (243^rdDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	499
HCWs	2^nd Dose	11,261
FLWs	1^st Dose	735
FLWs	2^nd Dose	40,029
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	24,04,868
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	16,21,151
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	5,52,587
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	5,51,272
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	2,64,813
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	2,63,165
1^st Dose Administered in Total		32,23,502
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		24,86,878
Total		57,10,380

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.