Over 80 per cent of individuals aged between 15 and 18 years have obtained the primary dose of Covid vaccine, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated on Tuesday.
The complete variety of Covid vaccine doses administered in India exceeded 192.52 crore until Tuesday 7 am, in keeping with a provisional report.
The COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was began on March 16 and so excess of 3.30 crore adolescents on this age group have been administered the primary dose.
India started inoculating these within the age group of 15-18 years from January 3. Till now, 5.92 crore beneficiaries on this age group have been given the primary dose.
“Young India is taking the world’s largest vaccination drive to new heights! Over 80 per cent of youngsters between the 15-18 age group have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine,” Mandaviya tweeted.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 final yr with healthcare staff getting inoculated within the first part. Vaccination of frontline staff began from February 2 final yr.
The subsequent part of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on March 1 final yr for folks over 60 years of age and people aged 45 and above with specified comorbid situations.
Vaccination for all folks aged greater than 45 years started on April 1 final yr. The authorities then determined to develop the ambit of the vaccination drive by permitting everybody above 18 years to be inoculated towards Covid from May 1 final yr.
Inoculation of adolescents within the age group of 15-18 years commenced on January 3.
India started administering precaution doses of vaccines to healthcare and frontline staff and people aged 60 and above with comorbidities from January 10.
The nation started inoculating kids aged 12-14 from March 16 and in addition eliminated the comorbidity clause making all folks aged above 60 eligible for the precaution dose of Covid vaccine.
India on April 10 started administering precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all aged above 18 years.
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