India’s COVID-19 vaccine coverage surpasses the 150-crore mark; 25% of the eligible teens register

COVID-19 vaccination drive in India has reached a new milestone on 7th January 2022. The total number of vaccines doses given in India has now surpassed the 150 crore mark. Teens of the age group 15 to 18 were allowed to register for their first dose of vaccine from 3rd January 2022. More than 2 crore teens have already registered for their doses which is about 25 per cent of the total number of eligible teens. This is seen as a major milestone in India’s fight against the pandemic. India had started its COVID-19 vaccination drive on 16th January 2022. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Serum Institute’s Covishield were the vaccines adopted by India to roll on and carry out this vaccination drive.

Initially, front line workers including doctors, paramedical staff, security persons and sanitation workers were the ones to be vaccinated on priority. A major part of the eligible citizens out of these was vaccinated before 1st March 2021, when the vaccination drive was opened for other common citizens with priority given to senior citizens and the people with co-morbidities this time.

PM Modi himself led this initiative from the front, taking his first dose of Covaxin – the made in India COVID-19 vaccine. This gesture proved to be a mass motivator as citizens across the nation showed keen interest in getting vaccine doses on prescribed schedules. As the number of total doses administered crosses the 150 crore mark, here is a brief recap of how did we achieve this.

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