COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 276 - Prevention is better than cure

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 98 Crore landmark milestone (98,60,00,264) today. More than 79 lakh (79,74,435) 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	1,03,75,973
HCWs	2^nd Dose	90,89,927
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,62,390
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,55,57,490
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	39,55,79,142
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	11,38,25,359
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	16,83,81,389
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	8,70,47,204
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	10,60,53,335
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	6,17,28,055
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		69,87,52,229
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		28,72,48,035
Total		98,60,00,264

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

Date: 18^thOctober, 2021 (276^thDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	109
HCWs	2^nd Dose	11,867
FLWs	1^st Dose	441
FLWs	2^nd Dose	36,670
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	23,97,840
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	30,62,757
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	6,15,357
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	10,08,742
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	3,12,756
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,27,896
1^st Dose Administered in Total		33,26,503
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		46,47,932
Total		79,74,435

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.