COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 342 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 23 DEC 2021 8:10PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 140.24 Crore (1,40,24,47,922) today. More than 51 lakh (51,73,933) 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	10386702
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9668783
FLWs	1^st Dose	18384599
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16812461
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	491081463
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	307806709
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	192558609
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	143893767
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	120282172
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	91572657
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		832693545
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		569754377
Total		1402447922

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

Date: 23^rd December, 2021 (342^nd Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	55
HCWs	2^nd Dose	4750
FLWs	1^st Dose	96
FLWs	2^nd Dose	8714
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	821249
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	2860269
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	184895
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	770207
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	110233
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	413465
1^st Dose Administered in Total		1116528
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		4057405
Total		5173933

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.