COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 360 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 10 JAN 2022 8:28 PM by PIB Delhi

On the first day of “Precaution Dose” for the identified categories of beneficiaries for COVID vaccination today, more than 9 lakh doses were administered to the eligible age group. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 152.78 Crore (1,52,78,35,951) today. More than 82 lakh (82,76,158) 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	10389144
	2^nd Dose	9748345
	Precaution Dose	491013
FLWs	1^st Dose	18387489
	2^nd Dose	16985440
	Precaution Dose	190383
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	25987741
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	516248600
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	354892435
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	196363529
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	156957641
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	122406052
	2^nd Dose	98533271
	Precaution Dose	254868
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		889782555
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		637117132
Precaution Dose		936264
Total		1527835951

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

Date: 10^th January, 2022 (360^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	242
	2^nd Dose	5521
	Precaution Dose	491013
FLWs	1^st Dose	269
	2^nd Dose	10150
	Precaution Dose	190383
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	2149200
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	1640400
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	2306961
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	169654
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	641879
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	90912
	2^nd Dose	324706
	Precaution Dose	254868
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		4050677
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		3289217
Precaution Dose		936264
Total		8276158

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.