COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 486 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 16 MAY 2022 8:56PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 191.46 Crore (1,91,46,89,944) today. More than 9 lakh (9,20,970) 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	10406178
	2^nd Dose	10030190
	Precaution Dose	5037251
FLWs	1^st Dose	18417696
	2^nd Dose	17566054
	Precaution Dose	8206128
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	31882918
	2^nd Dose	12325360
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	59000100
	2^nd Dose	44106270
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	556620196
	2^nd Dose	485065573
	Precaution Dose	440119
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	203148111
	2^nd Dose	189705483
	Precaution Dose	1029693
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	127018153
	2^nd Dose	118251426
	Precaution Dose	16433045
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		1006493352
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		877050356
Precaution Dose		31146236
Total		1914689944

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

Date: 16^th April, 2022 (486^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	30
	2^nd Dose	423
	Precaution Dose	9878
FLWs	1^st Dose	54
	2^nd Dose	587
	Precaution Dose	26420
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	89864
	2^nd Dose	165362
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	20965
	2^nd Dose	73837
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	24854
	2^nd Dose	242281
	Precaution Dose	19257
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	5759
	2^nd Dose	55821
	Precaution Dose	22436
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	3488
	2^nd Dose	39054
	Precaution Dose	120600
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		145014
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		577365
Precaution Dose		198591
Total		920970

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.