COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 256 - Prevention is better than cure

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed87 Crore(87,61,89,412) today. More than 49 lakh (49,45,169) 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	1,03,72,229
HCWs	2^nd Dose	88,65,432
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,50,655
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,49,17,439
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	35,50,09,680
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	7,88,45,995
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	15,81,86,738
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	7,54,66,028
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	10,06,50,800
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,55,24,416
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		64,25,70,102
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		23,36,19,310
Total		87,61,89,412

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

Date: 28^thSeptember, 2021 (256^thDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	192
HCWs	2^nd Dose	10,027
FLWs	1^st Dose	452
FLWs	2^nd Dose	31,252
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	19,25,501
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	15,66,705
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	4,63,152
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	4,84,179
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	2,35,910
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	2,27,799
1^st Dose Administered in Total		26,25,207
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		23,19,962
Total		49,45,169

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.