COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 377 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 27 JAN 2022 8:04PM by PIB Delhi

In a landmark achievement, 95% of eligible population has been administered with first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the country. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 164.35 Crore (1,64,35,41,869) today. More than 49 lakh (49,69,805) Vaccine Doseshave been administered till 7 pm today. More than1 Crore(1,03,04,847) Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, congratulated the nation for the remarkable achievement. In a tweet, he said that India has achieved the record of administering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 95% of its eligible population. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, hard work of health workers and public participation, the country is continuously moving forward in this campaign.

The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
HCWs	1^st Dose	10394063
	2^nd Dose	9842881
	Precaution Dose	3071213
FLWs	1^st Dose	18393093
	2^nd Dose	17184573
	Precaution Dose	3262274
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	44281254
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	537788323
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	396868742
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	199704035
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	168949765
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	124468773
	2^nd Dose	105361520
	Precaution Dose	3971360
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		935029541
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		698207481
Precaution Dose		10304847
Total		1643541869

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

Date: 27^th January, 2022 (377^thDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	230
	2^nd Dose	5266
	Precaution Dose	81600
FLWs	1^st Dose	486
	2^nd Dose	10194
	Precaution Dose	156167
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	543227
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	743166
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	1989997
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	118434
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	555794
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	77874
	2^nd Dose	333488
	Precaution Dose	353882
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		1483417
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		2894739
Precaution Dose		591649
Total		4969805

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.