COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 340 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 21 DEC 2021 7:53 PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 138.89 Crore(138,89,29,333) today. More than 51 lakh (51,30,949) 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	10386495
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9656422
FLWs	1^st Dose	18384333
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16790122
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	488931286
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	300385684
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	192063095
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	141881004
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	119985013
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	90465879
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		829750222
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		559179111
Total		1388929333

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

Date: 21^stDecember, 2021 (340^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	66
HCWs	2^nd Dose	4547
FLWs	1^st Dose	166
FLWs	2^nd Dose	7934
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	834657
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	2818271
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	186179
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	770273
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	109553
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	399303
1^st Dose Administered in Total		1130621
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		4000328
Total		5130949

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.