COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 277 - Prevention is better than cure

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 99 Crore landmark milestone (99,08,97,514) today. More than 37 lakh (37,92,737) 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	1,03,76,088
HCWs	2^nd Dose	90,98,102
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,62,666
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,55,80,422
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	39,71,60,687
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	11,56,21,264
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	16,87,84,779
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	8,76,27,981
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	10,62,56,993
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	6,20,28,532
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		70,09,41,213
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		28,99,56,301
Total		99,08,97,514

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

Date: 19^th October, 2021 (277^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	80
HCWs	2^nd Dose	5,508
FLWs	1^st Dose	173
FLWs	2^nd Dose	17,221
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	12,16,116
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	14,41,208
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	3,09,399
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	4,36,852
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	1,53,322
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	2,12,858
1^st Dose Administered in Total		16,79,090
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		21,13,647
Total		37,92,737

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.