COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 244 - Prevention is better than cure

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 77 Crore landmark milestone (77,17,36,406) today. More than 57 lakh (57,11,488) 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	1,03,66,083
HCWs	2^nd Dose	86,53,733
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,40,933
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,42,52,816
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	31,17,09,349
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	5,04,60,225
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	14,68,80,596
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	6,55,94,624
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	9,48,16,673
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,06,61,374
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		58,21,13,634
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		18,96,22,772
Total		77,17,36,406

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

Date: 16^th September, 2021 (244^thDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	420
HCWs	2^nd Dose	11,624
FLWs	1^st Dose	580
FLWs	2^nd Dose	47,716
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	23,92,467
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	15,55,392
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	5,79,817
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	5,61,207
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	2,82,845
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	2,79,420
1^st Dose Administered in Total		32,56,129
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		24,55,359
Total		57,11,488

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.