COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 307 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 18 NOV 2021 8:29PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 115 Crore landmark milestone (115,14,76,793) today. More than 65 lakh (65,45,982) 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	10381557
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9378243
FLWs	1^st Dose	18375178
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16267995
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	438771108
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	183865952
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	179789025
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	108890358
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	112632875
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	73124502
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		759949743
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		391527050
Total		1151476793

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

Date: 18^th November, 2021 (307^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	133
HCWs	2^nd Dose	11327
FLWs	1^st Dose	218
FLWs	2^nd Dose	23077
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	1423534
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	3108334
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	342277
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	939724
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	213034
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	484324
1^st Dose Administered in Total		1979196
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		4566786
Total		6545982

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.