More than 12 people were vaccinated till late evening (7PM) on Thursday exceeding the total tally of vaccination coverage to over192.95 Crore so far,“ union health ministry said.
Over 3.34 Crore (33450264) adolescents in the age group of 12-14 years have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine while 15403624 children have received the second dose.
Similarly, COVID-19 34000535 precaution doses have been administered to eligible individuals which includes healthcare workers, frontline workers, elderly above 60 years of age and population group from 18-59 years of age, said the ministry.
Timely measures including test, track and treat approach with focused genome sequencing, containment through containment zones, community surveillance, protocols for home isolation and effective clinical treatment have in tandem contributed to India’s COVID management, said the ministry.