India Fastest globally to Administer 17 cr vaccine doses

In another significant development, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed the landmark of 17 Cr as the Phase-3 of the nationwide Vaccination Drive expands further.

India is the fastest country globally to administer 17 crore COVID vaccine doses. China took 119 days and USA took 115 days for reaching the same landmark.

A total of 17,01,76,603 vaccine doses have been administered through 24,70,799 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. These include 95,47,102 HCWs who have taken the 1^st dose and 64,71,385 HCWs who have taken the 2^nddose, 1,39,72,612 FLWs (1^stdose), 77,55,283

FLWs (2^nddose), 20,31,854 beneficiaries under 18-45 age group (1^stdose), 5,51,79,217 (1^stdose) and 65,61,851 (2^nd dose) beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 years. 5,36,74,082 1^stdose beneficiaries and 1,49,83,217 2^nd dose beneficiaries of more than 60 years old.

Apart from this 6,738 Oxygen Concentrators, 3,856 Oxygen Cylinders, 16 Oxygen Generation Plants, 4,668 ventilators/ Bi PAP/ C PAP and more than 3L Remdesivir vials received as part of global aid to India have been delivered/ dispatched to States and UTs to augment and supplement their infrastructure, so far. The Union Government is ensuring that the global aid is being expeditiously delivered to States and UTs through fast custom clearances, and use of air and road.