New Delhi: Over four crore adolescents between the age of 15 to 18 have received their first dose of Covid vaccine since the beginning of ...
New Delhi: Over four crore adolescents between the age of 15 to 18 have received their first dose of Covid vaccine since the beginning of inoculation drive for them.
According to the Co-WIN portal, 4,00,67,315
adolescents of this age group have been vaccinated against Covid-19 so far. However,
a total 4,13,91,852 have registered themselves for the first dose of vaccines
on the portal.
“Over 4 crore youngsters between
15-18 age group vaccinated against COVID19 in just 19 days. Young India is
contributing significantly towards further strengthening the nation’s fight
against the pandemic,” said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a tweet
on Friday.
As Covid-19 cases began to surge in
India, the nationwide drive to vaccinate teenagers in the age group of 15-18
years began on January 3. According to an estimation, around 7.50 crore teens
of this age group have to be vaccinated. Out of total, over 4 crores have been
vaccinated so far. As of now only Bharat Biotech’s indigenously-made ‘Covaxin’
is available for vaccinating this age bracket.
Meanwhile, a total of 69,48,753
precaution doses have also been administered nationwide so far. As per the
health ministry data by Friday morning, the Healthcare Workers have received
24,43,673 precaution doses, while 22,78,810 precaution doses have been
administered among the frontline workers. Among the 60-plus population,
21,39,443 precaution doses have been administered by Friday morning, said the
health ministry.
With the administration of more than
70 lakh vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid vaccination coverage
has exceeded 160.43 crore as per the health ministry report.
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