COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 461 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 21 APR 2022 8:11PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 187.24 Crore (1,87,24,33,529) today. More than 16 lakh (16,12,163) 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	10404604
	2^nd Dose	10010724
	Precaution Dose	4659589
FLWs	1^st Dose	18414709
	2^nd Dose	17529927
	Precaution Dose	7265918
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	25728706
	2^nd Dose	1725762
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	58044407
	2^nd Dose	41008869
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	555408929
	2^nd Dose	474516279
	Precaution Dose	57806
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	202872748
	2^nd Dose	187171200
	Precaution Dose	212333
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	126830943
	2^nd Dose	116597138
	Precaution Dose	13972938
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		997705046
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		848559899
Precaution Dose		26168584
Total		1872433529

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

Date: 21^st April, 2022 (461^st Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	41
	2^nd Dose	465
	Precaution Dose	13660
FLWs	1^st Dose	67
	2^nd Dose	823
	Precaution Dose	26503
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	320357
	2^nd Dose	458954
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	35881
	2^nd Dose	122152
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	28424
	2^nd Dose	332813
	Precaution Dose	5423
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	4009
	2^nd Dose	69523
	Precaution Dose	26640
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	2821
	2^nd Dose	44412
	Precaution Dose	119195
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		391600
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		1029142
Precaution Dose		191421
Total		1612163

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.