COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 488 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 18 MAY 2022 8:55 PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 191.78 Crore (1,91,78,14,826) today. More than nearly 12 lakh (11,91,074) 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	10406286
	2^nd Dose	10031652
	Precaution Dose	5063698
FLWs	1^st Dose	18417922
	2^nd Dose	17568945
	Precaution Dose	8270786
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	32245693
	2^nd Dose	12990656
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	59067407
	2^nd Dose	44372152
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	556712039
	2^nd Dose	485874470
	Precaution Dose	489036
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	203167312
	2^nd Dose	189894328
	Precaution Dose	1084361
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	127031423
	2^nd Dose	118380496
	Precaution Dose	16746164
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		1007048082
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		879112699
Precaution Dose		31654045
Total		1917814826

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

Date: 18^th April, 2022 (488^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	34
	2^nd Dose	641
	Precaution Dose	10832
FLWs	1^st Dose	88
	2^nd Dose	1027
	Precaution Dose	27185
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	127621
	2^nd Dose	277549
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	21724
	2^nd Dose	100365
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	33837
	2^nd Dose	300781
	Precaution Dose	20463
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	7926
	2^nd Dose	70424
	Precaution Dose	22838
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	4765
	2^nd Dose	47761
	Precaution Dose	115213
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		195995
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		798548
Precaution Dose		196531
Total		1191074

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.