Over 87% of India's Adults Have Got Both COVID Vaccine Doses: Study

India has administered both COVID vaccine doses to over 87 percent of the adult population. India's cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded 190.50 crores.

India has administered both COVID vaccine doses to over 87 percent of the adult population, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Tuesday.

"With the mantra of ’Sabka Saath & Sabka Prayas’, India achieves complete vaccination of over 87% of its adult population. Well done India! Keep following COVID appropriate behavior even after getting vaccinated," he said in a tweet.

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In total, India’s cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded 190.50 crores as per the report from the Health Ministry on Tuesday morning. This has been achieved through 2,37,09,334 sessions.

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India on Tuesday witnessed a decline in the daily COVID cases tally. As per the ministry report, India logged 2,288 fresh COVID cases and ten deaths in the last 24 hours. The active caseload of the country presently stands at 19,637 cases, accounting for 0.05 percent of the country’s total positive cases.

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Meanwhile, over 3.06 crore adolescents between the ages of 12 and 14 years have been administered the first dose of the vaccine under the national vaccination drive. The drive for this age bracket began on March 16 this year.