COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 260 - Prevention is better than cure

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 90 Crore landmark milestone (90,42,59,810) today. More than 65 lakh (65,27,196) 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	1,03,73,643
HCWs	2^nd Dose	89,23,431
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,54,753
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,50,87,577
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	36,60,33,612
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	8,73,26,509
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	16,08,92,513
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	7,82,12,690
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	10,20,96,166
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,69,58,916
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		65,77,50,687
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		24,65,09,123
Total		90,42,59,810

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

Date: 2^nd October, 2021 (260^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	355
HCWs	2^nd Dose	14,884
FLWs	1^st Dose	731
FLWs	2^nd Dose	38,409
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	23,91,219
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	21,49,923
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	5,62,689
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	6,67,998
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	3,18,866
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	3,82,122
1^st Dose Administered in Total		32,73,860
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		32,53,336
Total		65,27,196

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.