COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 281 - Prevention is better than cure

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 102 Crore (1,02,03,34,409) today. More than 70 lakh (70,71,127) 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	10378191
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9145950
FLWs	1^st Dose	18369317
FLWs	2^nd Dose	15709787
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	406455324
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	125489338
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	171832725
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	90859650
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	108018261
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	63741635
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		715388049
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		304946360
Total		1020334409

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

Date: 23rd October, 2021 (281st Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	180
HCWs	2^nd Dose	13142
FLWs	1^st Dose	302
FLWs	2^nd Dose	34781
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	1988868
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	2758399
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	569747
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	915681
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	306099
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	483928
1^st Dose Administered in Total		2865196
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		4205931
Total		7071127

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.