COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 339 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 20 DEC 2021 8:08PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 138 Crore landmark milestone (138,26,28,849) today. More than 58 lakh (58,06,977) 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	10386405
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9651001
FLWs	1^st Dose	18384147
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16780002
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	487837470
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	297014205
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	191812414
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	140949090
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	119838636
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	89975479
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		828259072
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		554369777
Total		1382628849

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

Date: 20^th December, 2021 (339^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	144
HCWs	2^nd Dose	4796
FLWs	1^st Dose	173
FLWs	2^nd Dose	7829
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	931538
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	3213011
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	209875
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	868952
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	119706
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	450953
1^st Dose Administered in Total		1261436
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		4545541
Total		5806977

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.