COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 356 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 06 JAN 2022 8:22 PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 149.57 Crore (1,49,57,01,483) today. More than 85 lakh (85,32,595) 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	10388650
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9732384
FLWs	1^st Dose	18386770
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16940293
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	16498400
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	509337538
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	345467738
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	195574080
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	154270591
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	121981809
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	97123230
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		872167247
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		623534236
Total		1495701483

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

Date: 6^th January, 2022 (356^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	103
HCWs	2^nd Dose	3263
FLWs	1^st Dose	190
FLWs	2^nd Dose	7140
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	3598243
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	1872747
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	1994576
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	149374
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	549936
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	76583
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	280440
1^st Dose Administered in Total		5697240
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		2835355
Total		8532595

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.