95 of Indias adult population given first dose of Covid vaccine 74 fully inoculated Health ministry
New Delhi Jan 27 PTI Ninety five per cent of Indias eligible adult population has been administered the first dose of Covid vaccine while 74 per cent are fully inoculated the Union health ministry said on Thursday as the total vaccine doses administered has crossed 16435 crore Tll 7 pm 4969805 vaccine doses have been administeredAs many as 10304847 precaution doses have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbiditiesAlso44281254 adolescents in the 15-18 years age group have been given the first dose of COVID-19 vaccineThe daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight Meanwhile Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the nation for the remarkable achievementIn a tweet he said that India has achieved the record of administering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 95 per cent of its eligible population Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi hard work of health workers and public participation the country is continuously moving forward in this campaign he saidThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase India began administering precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers frontline workers including personnel deployed for election duty and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities from January 10amid the country witnessing a spike in coronavirus infections fuelled by Omicron variant of the virus PTI PLB ZMN
New Delhi Jan 27 PTI Ninety five per cent of Indias eligible adult population has been administered the first dose of Covid vaccine while 74 per cent are fully inoculated the Union health ministry said on Thursday as the total vaccine doses administered has crossed 16435 crore Tll 7 pm 4969805 vaccine doses have been administeredAs many as 10304847 precaution doses have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbiditiesAlso44281254 adolescents in the 15-18 years age group have been given the first dose of COVID-19 vaccineThe daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight Meanwhile Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the nation for the remarkable achievementIn a tweet he said that India has achieved the record of administering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 95 per cent of its eligible population Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi hard work of health workers and public participation the country is continuously moving forward in this campaign he saidThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase India began administering precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers frontline workers including personnel deployed for election duty and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities from January 10amid the country witnessing a spike in coronavirus infections fuelled by Omicron variant of the virus PTI PLB ZMN
