COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 431 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 22 MAR 2022 8:29 PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 181.85 Crore (1,81,85,58,263) today. More than 27 lakh (27,30,436) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 50 lakh (50,32,055) vaccine doses have been administered to 12-14 years age group so far. More than 2.20 Crore (2,20,04,536) 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	10403170
	2^nd Dose	9992497
	Precaution Dose	4378847
FLWs	1^st Dose	18412347
	2^nd Dose	17492466
	Precaution Dose	6702658
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	5032055
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	56386549
	2^nd Dose	36084167
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	553941672
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	460757511
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	202636161
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	184090591
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	126659198
	2^nd Dose	114665343
	Precaution Dose	10923031
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		973471152
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		823082575
Precaution Dose		22004536
Total		1818558263

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

Date: 22^nd March, 2022 (431^st Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	44
	2^nd Dose	721
	Precaution Dose	8971
FLWs	1^st Dose	72
	2^nd Dose	1440
	Precaution Dose	17470
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	1493733
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	85858
	2^nd Dose	248292
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	61500
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	508111
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	8478
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	119110
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	5977
	2^nd Dose	74659
	Precaution Dose	96000
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		1655662
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		952333
Precaution Dose		122441
Total		2730436

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.