India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, February 16: More than 88 lakh of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far with more than 1.3 lakh of injections administered on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said.
The 88,57,341 doses of vaccines administered through 1,90,665 sessions include 61,29,745 healthcare workers who have taken the first dose and 2,16,339 healthcare workers the second, along with 25,11,257 frontline workers who have received their first dose.
The nationwide vaccination campaign was launched on January 16 and vaccination of front-line workers began on February 2.
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The ministry further said that nine adverse events have been reported after immunization related to the first dose of vaccination and one AEFI has been linked to the second dose of vaccination up to 6:00 pm on the second day 30 of vaccination.
The highest number of doses has been administered in Uttar Pradesh with 9,34,962 followed by Gujarat with 7,10,082, Rajasthan with 6,28,400, Madhya Pradesh with 5,75,728, West Bengal with 5,55,959 and Karnataka with 5,32,208, the said the ministry.
“Vaccination coverage until 6:00 pm today is 1,34,691, the thirty-second day of COVID-19 vaccination nationwide. Of which, 78,643 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 56,048 workers from the health received the second dose of the vaccine according to the interim report. “it said.
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