COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 257 - Prevention is better than cure

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In a significant achievement, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed88 Crore landmark milestone (88,28,81,552) today. More than 59 lakh (59,48,118) 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	1,03,72,430
HCWs	2^nd Dose	88,80,241
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,51,843
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,49,67,447
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	35,75,96,583
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	8,09,03,869
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	15,88,17,060
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	7,61,53,326
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	10,09,75,993
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,58,62,760
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		64,61,13,909
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		23,67,67,643
Total		88,28,81,552

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

Date: 29^thSeptember, 2021 (257^thDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	178
HCWs	2^nd Dose	12,572
FLWs	1^st Dose	976
FLWs	2^nd Dose	45,211
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	22,68,284
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	18,89,998
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	5,45,487
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	6,11,367
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	2,80,275
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	2,93,770
1^st Dose Administered in Total		30,95,200
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		28,52,918
Total		59,48,118

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.