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India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 175.33 crore

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that the country’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 175.33 crore 33 today. More than 27.47 lakh vaccine doses were administered today.  1.89 crore  precaution doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries like health care workers, front line workers and people over 60 years for Covid vaccination have been administered so far.

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The Union government launched the mass vaccination drive on January 16 last year. In the first phase healthcare workers (HCWs) were vaccinated. Frontline workers (FLWs) were vaccinated in the second phase from February 2, 2021.The third phase began on March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions. Vaccination for all people aged above 45 began on April 1, 2021 and people aged 18 and above from May 1 last year. The next phase of vaccination has commenced from January 3 this year for adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years.

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