COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 251 - Prevention is better than cure

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In a landmark achievement, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 84 Crore landmark milestone (84,08,21,190) today. More than 65 lakh (65,26,432) 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	1,03,70,538
HCWs	2^nd Dose	87,99,476
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,47,928
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,47,16,085
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	34,05,90,440
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	6,88,05,465
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	15,44,27,846
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	7,21,67,362
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	9,86,82,625
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,39,13,425
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		62,24,19,377
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		21,84,01,813
Total		84,08,21,190

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

Date: 23^rdSeptember, 2021 (251^stDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	321
HCWs	2^nd Dose	12,510
FLWs	1^st Dose	577
FLWs	2^nd Dose	42,710
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	26,81,429
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	18,32,923
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	6,78,037
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	6,18,765
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	3,58,269
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	3,00,891
1^st Dose Administered in Total		37,18,633
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		28,07,799
Total		65,26,432

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.