Over 13.3 lakh precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines 🅷were administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 18-59 years till 10 pm on Friday, with a majorit൩y of those being free under a special 75-day drive launched by the government.
The "COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav" to p🌳rovide free precaution doses of the vaccines to everyone aged 18 years and above at government vaccination centers commenced on Friday.
The drive, aimed at boosting the uptake of precaution doses among the eligible population, is being held as part 🐽of the government's "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" to celebrate 75 years 💯of the country's independence.
The total number of Covid vaccine dꦚoses administered in the country has gone past 199.69 crores.
More than 20 lakh (20,98,849) vaccine🍨 doses were administered till 7 pm on Friday. The daily vaccination tally is expected to go up with the compilation of the final reports by late at night.
The total num𒁃ber of precaution doses given to the beneficiaries in the 18-59 age g♚roup has crossed 90 lakh, according to the Union health ministry.
The number of 🔯vaccine doses given to the beneficiaries aged 60 years and above has gone past 2.78 crores.
So far, over 3.78 crore children in the 12-14 age group have🅰 been administered the first dose, while more t💯han 6.08 crore adolescents in the 15-18 age group have received the first dose.
The countrywide vaccination ♓drive against the viral disease was rolled out on Jaඣnuary 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase. The vaccination of frontline workers started on February 2 last year.
The next phas💟e of Covid vaccination comm♓enced on March 1 last year for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified comorbid conditions.
Vaccination of all people aged above 45 years began on April 1 last year. The Centre then decided to expand the ambit of the vaccination drive by allowing everyone above 18 years of age to be inoculated against Covid from Ma๊y 1 last year.
The inoculation oꦿf adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years commenced on January 3🐬 this year.
India began administering the precautionary doses of the vaccines to healthcare and frꦚontline workers and those aged 60 years and above with comorbidities🐻 from January 10.
The country began inoculating children aged 12-14 on March 16 and also removed the comorbidity clause, making everyone aged above🎃 60 years eligible to receive the precaution dose.
On 🃏April 10, India began administering🌱 the precautionary doses of the vaccines to everyone aged above 18 years.
