India has achieved an “unprecedented milestone” by getting 50 per cent of the entire eligible population vaccinated with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine,
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya noted on Thursday. With this, the country’s vaccination coverage for the 18+ age group has surpassed 61 crore.
Official data show 99 per cent of healthcare workers have received their first shot, and 83 per cent are fully vaccinated.
All frontline workers have received their first shot, and 79 per cent are fully vaccinated.
clinical trials are underway in India for the next age group, that is, age 12 and above. The government is also in talks with Pfizer and Moderna whose vaccines have been granted emergency use for kids by several countries
