India's COVID vaccination
drive has gained remarkable momentum after Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's clarion call to observe Teeka Utsav from 11th to 14th of this
month.
On the 2nd day of the special vaccination
drive, the nation recorded inoculation of over 40 lakh doses. The 87th
day since the beginning of the largest & fastest vaccination
programme, the country also registered substantial increase in the
number of total Covid Vaccination Centres engaged in vaccination. The
number of Covid Vaccination Centres in the country increased from nearly
45 thousand to around 71 thousand registering a growth of over 26
thousand centres in a single day.
With many workplace vaccination centres
also witnessing heavy turnout of beneficiaries, the cumulative number of
vaccine doses given in the country now stands at over 10 crore 85 lakh.
The nation commenced the largest
vaccination drive in the world on 16th January this year with
vaccination of healthcare workers. Vaccination of front line workers
began from 2nd February whereas from 1st of March vaccination of
everyone aged above 60 years and above 45 years with specified
co-morbidities was undertaken. Widening the scope of Vaccination, from
1st of this month, under the current phase everyone above the age of 45
is being vaccinated.
The Health Ministry has informed that in a
short span of time over 7 crore 60 lakh people above 45 years have
already been administered the first shot of the COVID-19 Vaccine whereas
in the same age group over 30 lakh people have been fully vaccinated
after receiving their second dose of vaccination.
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