COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 253 - Prevention is better than cure

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In a landmark achievement, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 85 Crore landmark milestone (85,54,78,279) today. More than 62 lakh (62,42,122) 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	10371187
HCWs	2^nd Dose	8826754
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,48,906
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,48,07,215
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	34,63,98,173
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	7,33,10,343
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	15,58,92,878
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	7,35,24,500
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	9,94,21,998
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,45,76,325
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		63,04,33,142
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		22,50,45,137
Total		85,54,78,279

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

Date: 25^thSeptember, 2021 (253^rdDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	270
HCWs	2^nd Dose	10,657
FLWs	1^st Dose	403
FLWs	2^nd Dose	42,910
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	22,38,154
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	22,27,471
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	5,46,752
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	6,06,936
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	2,82,235
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	2,86,334
1^st Dose Administered in Total		30,67,814
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		31,74,308
Total		62,42,122

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.