COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 348 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 29 DEC 2021 8:25 PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 143.75 Crore (1,43,75,14,611) today. More than 57 lakh (57,03,410) 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	10387310
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9700959
FLWs	1^st Dose	18385317
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16874344
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	497420986
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	326369107
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	194046112
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	148911378
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	121128863
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	94290235
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		841368588
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		596146023
Total		1437514611

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

Date: 29^th December, 2021 (348^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	102
HCWs	2^nd Dose	6239
FLWs	1^st Dose	89
FLWs	2^nd Dose	10941
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	953372
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	3140482
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	216793
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	820924
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	123314
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	431154
1^st Dose Administered in Total		1293670
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		4409740
Total		5703410

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.