Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 357
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage achieves 150 crore landmark milestone
More than 81 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
Posted On:
07 JAN 2022 8:22PM by PIB Delhi
In a landmark achievement, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 150 Crore (1,50,52,21,314) today. More than 81 lakh (81,50,982) 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.
Congratulating the nation in his tweet on the landmark achievement of administering more than 150 Cr Vaccine Doses, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, said that the country started the year with vaccination for children in the age group of 15 to 18 years. At the same time, in the first week of the first month of the year itself, India has also achieved the historic milestone of 150 crore- 1.5 billion vaccine doses.
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya also praised the hard work and determination of our healthcare workers on achieving the historic figure of 150 crore vaccinations administered in the country. He also said that when everyone makes effort, any goal can be achieved.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
HCWs
|
1st Dose
|
10388770
|
2nd Dose
|
9736208
|
FLWs
|
1st Dose
|
18386999
|
2nd Dose
|
16950940
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
1st Dose
|
19964801
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
1st Dose
|
511433066
|
2nd Dose
|
348027006
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
1st Dose
|
195772551
|
2nd Dose
|
154984871
|
Over 60 years
|
1st Dose
|
122085551
|
2nd Dose
|
97490551
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
878031738
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
627189576
|
Total
|
1505221314
|
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
Date: 7th January, 2022 (357th Day)
|
HCWs
|
1st Dose
|
109
|
2nd Dose
|
3062
|
FLWs
|
1st Dose
|
194
|
2nd Dose
|
9421
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
1st Dose
|
3006335
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
1st Dose
|
1796130
|
2nd Dose
|
2188224
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
1st Dose
|
157309
|
2nd Dose
|
603899
|
Over 60 years
|
1st Dose
|
81377
|
2nd Dose
|
304922
|
1st Dose Administered in Total
|
5041454
|
2nd Dose Administered in Total
|
3109528
|
Total
|
8150982
|
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.
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