Eighty-nine per cent of the nation’s grownup inhabitants has been totally vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 whereas over 75 per cent of youngsters within the 12-14 age group have acquired the primary dose, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated on Thursday.
The cumulative vaccine doses administered within the nation have exceeded 195.67 crore, based on the Health Ministry’s provisional stories until 7 am on Thursday.
This has been achieved via 2,51,69,966 classes.
“Congratulations India! With the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath and Sabka Prayas’, India achieves complete vaccination of over 89 per cent of its adult population. The world’s largest vaccination drive continues to create new benchmarks,” Mandaviya tweeted.
“Over 75 per cent of youngsters between the 12-14 age group have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. I urge all my young friends to come forward and join the fight against COVID-19 by getting vaccinated at the earliest!” he stated in one other tweet.
A complete of three,661,899 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to these aged 18-59 years until 7 am, based on the ministry’s knowledge.
Also, greater than 5.99 crore adolescents within the age group of 15-18 years have been given the primary dose.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 final yr with healthcare staff getting inoculated within the first section. Vaccination of frontline staff began from February 2 final yr.
The subsequent section 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 circumstances.
Vaccination for all folks aged greater than 45 years started on April 1 final yr.
The authorities then determined to increase the ambit of the vaccination drive by permitting everybody above 18 years to be inoculated in opposition to Covid from May 1 final yr.
Inoculation of adolescents within the 15-18 age group 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 began 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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