India crosses landmark 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine inoculations
The vaccination drive was expanded from March 1 to include persons above 60 years of age and those above 45 years with associated specified 20 comorbidities.
In a landmark achievement, India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 100 crore doses on Thursday.
A total of 100 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far to eligible beneficiaries, as per the CoWIN portal at 9:47 am today. India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive was launched on January 16, 2021. Initially, the vaccination was opened for Health Care Workers (HCWs) only.
From February 2, front line workers were made eligible for vaccination. These included State and Central Police personnel, Armed Force Personnel, Home Guards, Civil Defence & Disaster Management Volunteers, Municipal workers, Prison Staff, PRI Staff and Revenue workers involved in containment and surveillance, Railway Protection Force and election Staff.
The vaccination drive was expanded from March 1 to include persons above 60 years of age and those above 45 years with associated specified 20 comorbidities. It was further expanded to all people above 45 years of age from April 1. From May 1 all persons above 18 years of age were made eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
कोराना महामारी के खिलाफ देश की बड़ी उपलब्धि। देश में टीकाकरण का आंकड़ा 100 करोड़ के पार हुआ। दुनिया के सबसे बड़े टीकाकरण में अभूतपूर्व योगदान देने वाले देश के कुशल नेतृत्व, वैज्ञानिकों व स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों के समर्पण को सलाम। #VaccineCentury pic.twitter.com/4v5z9HuXAV
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