central ministry health matters Said on Tuesday that India’s Kovid-19 vaccination campaign has crossed the 153.70 crore mark.
Till 7 pm on Tuesday evening, 76 lakh doses were administered.
The country had also administered more than 18 lakh ‘precautionary doses’ till Tuesday.
official statement as well as outlined That the daily vaccination numbers are expected to increase with the compilation of the final report for the day by late tonight.
nationwide vaccination campaign rolled down Health workers (HCWs) are being vaccinated in the first phase on January 16, 2021. The vaccination of Frontline Workers (FLWs) began on February 2, 2021.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination started from 1 March 2021 for people above 60 years of age and 45 years and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
The country started vaccination for all people over the age of 45 from 1 April 2021. The government then decided to expand its vaccination campaign by allowing everyone above the age of 18 to be vaccinated with effect from 1 May 2021.
India started giving vaccine doses for the age group of 15-17 years and the ‘precautionary dose’ announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to three vulnerable groups- healthcare workers, frontline workers and co-morbid people from 3 January 2022. 60 years of age, from 10 January 2022.
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