COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 248 - Prevention is better than cure

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In a landmark achievement, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 81 Crore landmark milestone (81,73,95,763) today. More than 85.68 lakh (85,68,026) 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.Out of 81,73,95,763, 64.8% (60,88,10,164) eligible population received first dose of COVID-19 Vaccination and 22.2% (20,85,85,599) eligible population received second dose of COVID-19 Vaccination.

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

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
HCWs	1^st Dose	1,03,69,290
HCWs	2^nd Dose	87,46,521
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,45,846
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,45,61,278
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	33,07,59,938
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	6,24,64,374
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	15,19,22,068
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	6,99,72,521
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	9,74,13,022
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,28,40,905
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		60,88,10,164
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		20,85,85,599
Total		81,73,95,763

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

Date: 20^th September, 2021 (248^thDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	318
HCWs	2^nd Dose	15,755
FLWs	1^st Dose	786
FLWs	2^nd Dose	55,140
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	35,79,491
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	22,96,164
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	9,28,821
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	8,33,589
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	4,69,064
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	3,88,898
1^st Dose Administered in Total		49,78,480
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		35,89,546
Total		85,68,026

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.