By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered within the nation crossed 171 crore on Wednesday, the Union Well being Ministry mentioned.
Greater than 44 lakh (44,08,918) vaccine doses had been administered until 7 pm on Wednesday.
Greater than 1.60 crore (1,60,95,273) precaution doses had been administered to this point to healthcare staff, frontline staff and the ones elderly 60 and above with comorbidities.
The day by day vaccination tally is anticipated to extend with the compilation of the overall experiences for the day via overdue night time.
In a landmark fulfillment, greater than 1 crore kids between the age crew of 15 to 18 years had been effectively administered with each the doses of the vaccine.
Expressing his excitement, Union Well being and Circle of relatives Welfare Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted that this can be a historical feat via younger India that over 1 crore kids between 15 to 18 years age crew have now been totally vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19.
The countrywide vaccination power was once rolled out on January 16 final 12 months with healthcare staff (HCWs) getting inoculated within the first section.
Th vaccination of frontline staff (FLWs) began from February 2 final 12 months.
The following section of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 final 12 months for other people over 60 years of age and the ones elderly 45 and above with specified co-morbid prerequisites.
The rustic introduced vaccination for all other people elderly greater than 45 years from April 1, 2021.
The federal government then determined to increase its vaccination power via permitting everybody above 18 to be vaccinated from Would possibly 1, 2021.
The following section of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from January 3 this 12 months for youngsters within the age crew of 15-18 years.
India started administering precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare staff, frontline staff, together with body of workers deployed for election responsibility and the ones elderly 60 and above with comorbidities, from January 10 amid the rustic witnessing a spike in coronavirus infections fuelled via Omicron variant.
Over one crore youngsters within the 15-18 years age crew national at the moment are totally vaccinated in opposition to the unconventional coronavirus an infection, Union Well being Minister Mansukh Mandaviya mentioned on Wednesday.
Over 5.04 crore beneficiaries on this age crew had been administered the primary dose of vaccine.
“What a historical feat via Younger India! Over 1 crore kids between 15-18 age crew at the moment are totally vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19,” Mandaviya tweeted.
With the management of greater than 53.61 lakh vaccine doses in a span of 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination protection has exceeded 170.87 crore (1,70,87,06,705), in step with provisional experiences until 7 am.
As in keeping with the Registrar Normal of India (RGI), the estimated inhabitants of beneficiaries within the age crew of 15-18 years is 7.4 crore for 2021-22.
Vaccination of kids within the age crew of 15-18 years started from January 3 around the nation.