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(THE GIST OF PIB) India marks 1st anniversary of nationwide vaccination drive

[JANUARY-2022]

India marks the first anniversary of the nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19 on January 16, 2022.

It was on this day last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the world’s largest vaccination drive to combat the pandemic.
Vaccination had begun with health workers on 16th January last year.
Then it opened for frontline workers on 2nd February last year, followed by the 60-plus age group and those above 45-years and comorbid from 1st March and for all above 18 years from 1st May in 2021.
The drive for administering precautionary dose to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and sixty plus individuals commenced on 10th this month.
Vaccination of children in the age-group of 15-18 years was started from 3rd of this month.
Meanwhile, India’s Covid vaccination coverage has crossed 156 crore 63 lakh mark.