COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 421 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 12 MAR 2022 8:53PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed180 Crore landmark milestone(1,80,10,69,235) today. More than17lakh (17,82,501) Vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than2.12 Crore(2,12,29,004) Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries (HCWs, FLWs and Over 60 years) 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.

The Union Health Minister congratulated the nation on achieving this historic landmark milestone of 180 Crore Landmark.

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

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
HCWs	1^st Dose	10402610
	2^nd Dose	9984292
	Precaution Dose	4309429
FLWs	1^st Dose	18411407
	2^nd Dose	17476470
	Precaution Dose	6542730
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	55862634
	2^nd Dose	33723777
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	553299604
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	455081671
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	202525183
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	182697189
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	126587542
	2^nd Dose	113787852
	Precaution Dose	10376845
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		967088980
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		812751251
Precaution Dose		21229004
Total		1801069235

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

Date: 12^thMarch, 2022 (421^stDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	69
	2^nd Dose	1161
	Precaution Dose	9215
FLWs	1^st Dose	103
	2^nd Dose	2020
	Precaution Dose	15557
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	60004
	2^nd Dose	353912
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	108889
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	809495
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	22097
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	206670
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	12236
	2^nd Dose	131298
	Precaution Dose	49775
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		203398
Cumulative 2^nd dose adm inistered		1504556
Precaution Dose		74547
Total		1782501

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.