COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 341 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 22 DEC 2021 8:31 PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has reached to nearly 140 Crore (139,61,10,941) today. More than 62 lakh (6270380) 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	10386636
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9662851
FLWs	1^st Dose	18384472
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16801585
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	490025816
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	304374547
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	192315968
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	142958340
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	120137935
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	91062791
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		831250827
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		564860114
Total		1396110941

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

Date: 22^nd December 2021 (341th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	110
HCWs	2^nd Dose	5205
FLWs	1^st Dose	110
FLWs	2^nd Dose	9606
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	883444
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	3565761
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	201954
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	954443
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	122483
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	527264
1^st Dose Administered in Total		1208101
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		5062279
Total		6270380

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.