COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 249 - Prevention is better than cure

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In a landmark achievement, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 82 Crore landmark milestone(82,57,80,128) today. More than 68 lakh (68,26,132) 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	1,03,69,776
HCWs	2^nd Dose	87,65,283
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,46,593
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,46,12,935
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	33,43,93,211
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	6,46,03,335
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	15,28,73,231
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	7,07,25,092
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	9,78,87,532
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,32,03,140
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		61,38,70,343
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		21,19,09,785
Total		82,57,80,128

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

Date: 21^stSeptember, 2021 (249^thDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	381
HCWs	2^nd Dose	13,925
FLWs	1^st Dose	548
FLWs	2^nd Dose	42,827
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	29,05,050
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	18,47,563
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	7,50,469
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	6,09,644
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	3,70,857
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	2,84,868
1^st Dose Administered in Total		40,27,305
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		27,98,827
Total		68,26,132

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.