Over 12cr people receive Covid-19 vaccines so far: DGHS

A total of 12,49,63,451 people have so far received COVID-19 jabs across the country with single, both or booster doses as the countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7, last year.

"As of March 2, a total of 21,41,43,895 doses of COVID-19 vaccines including booster dose were administered across the country," According to data issued by Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS).

"A total of 12,49,55,363 people have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine till yesterday while 8,52,33,205 received the second dose across the country during the same period," the DGHS added.

As many as 39,55,327 people received the booster dose of COVID- 19 vaccine to prevent the spread of the deadly virus, it added.

A total of 2,99,43,773 students aged 12-17 years were vaccinated with first and second doses of COVID-19 jabs. Of them, 1,69,51,773 students received first dose of vaccines while 1,29,92,000 were immunized with second dose of vaccines, the DGHS sources said.

Expansion of vaccination is the most effective remedy to rein the spread of coronavirus... as part of vaccine expansion programme, we launched special inoculation campaign from February 17 to February 25 and set three-day mass vaccination drive that began on February 26," Dr Shamsul Haque, member secretary of the National Covid-19 Vaccine Management Taskforce, said.

Shamsul, also director of Directorate General of Health Services, said since February 17 to March 1, a total of 2.32 crore people have been inoculated with first dose, 1.7 crore people vaccinated with second dose and 10 lakh people immunized with booster dose.

During the past 13 days, as many as 3,49,00,000 people received different doses of COVID-19 vaccines, he added.

As many as 1,11,74,725 people were immunized with the first dose of coronavirus vaccine on February 26 (first day of campaign), 19,33,775

vaccinated on February 27 (second day of campaign) while 15,69,44 people received the first dose of COVID-19 jabs on the concluding day of the drive (February 28), he also added.

As of February 26, a total of 20,71,44,688 doses of COVID-19 vaccines including booster dose were administered across the country, the DGHS official said.

"A total of 12,07,56,056 people were administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine till February 26 while 8,27,54,951 received the second dose across the country during the same period," he added.

As many as 36,33,681 people received the booster dose of COVID- 19 vaccine to prevent the spread of the deadly virus, Shamsul also said.

Of the total number of vaccine doses during the first day of campaign, 1,11,74,725 people received the first dose of coronavirus vaccines while

8,15,073 received the second dose and 73,855 received booster dose during the same period, he added.