By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered within the nation crossed 183 crore on Saturday, the Union Well being Ministry stated.
Over 26 lakh vaccine doses were being administered on Saturday until 7 pm. The day-to-day vaccination tally is predicted to extend with the compilation of the general stories via past due within the night time.
Greater than 1.20 crore vaccine doses were administered within the 12-14 years age team thus far, the ministry stated.
Additionally, over 2.25 crore precaution doses were administered to healthcare and frontline staff and the ones elderly above 60 years.
The countrywide vaccination force used to be rolled out on January 16 final yr, with the healthcare staff getting inoculated within the first section. The vaccination of frontline staff began from February 2 final yr.
The following section of Covid vaccination commenced on March 1 final yr for other folks above 60 years of age and the ones elderly 45 and above with specified co-morbid prerequisites. The rustic introduced vaccination for all other folks elderly above 45 years from April 1 final yr.
The Centre then made up our minds to make bigger the vaccination force via permitting everybody above 18 years of age to be inoculated in opposition to the viral illness from Would possibly 1 final yr.
The following section of Covid vaccination commenced from January 3 this yr for children within the age team of 15-18 years.
The rustic started administering precaution doses of the vaccines to the healthcare and frontline staff and the ones elderly 60 years and above with comorbidities from January 10. The inoculation of kids elderly 12-14 years began from March 16.