COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 430 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 21 MAR 2022 9:00PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 181.52 Crore (1,81,52,45,644) today. More than 27 lakh (27,07,127) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 32 lakh (32,36,418) vaccine doses have been administered to 12-14 years age group so far. More than 2.18 Crore (2,18,70,591) 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 cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
HCWs	1^st Dose	10403109
	2^nd Dose	9991646
	Precaution Dose	4368728
FLWs	1^st Dose	18412239
	2^nd Dose	17490715
	Precaution Dose	6683104
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	3236418
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	56286476
	2^nd Dose	35781567
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	553865292
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	460121989
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	202625134
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	183938763
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	126651525
	2^nd Dose	114570180
	Precaution Dose	10818759
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		971480193
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		821894860
Precaution Dose		21870591
Total		1815245644

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

Date: 21^st March, 2022 (430^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	60
	2^nd Dose	888
	Precaution Dose	8951
FLWs	1^st Dose	65
	2^nd Dose	1572
	Precaution Dose	16431
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	1430043
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	70024
	2^nd Dose	247277
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	68142
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	542149
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	10106
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	127042
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	6830
	2^nd Dose	82305
	Precaution Dose	95242
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		1585270
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		1001233
Precaution Dose		120624
Total		2707127

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.