Coronavirus vaccination in India: As numerous as 56,36,868 beneficiaries so far have received vaccines against coronavirus in India in the ongoing vaccination drive.
“As of February 6, 2021, at 6 pm, the total vaccination is 56,36,868, out of which healthcare workers who have been vaccinated are 52,66,175 which is 54.7% of the total cohort of healthcare workers who are registered on CoWIN,” Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary, Union Health Ministry, mentioned through a press conference on Saturday.
Since the vaccination of frontline workers began on February 2, a total of 3,70,693 beneficiaries have received Covid jabs which is 4.5% of the existing database of frontline workers, Agnani informed.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan reviewed the status and progress of the Covid-19 vaccination drive with states and Union Territories (UTs). During the meeting, states and UTs urged the government to raise the pace of vaccination, according to the ministry of overall health.
The ministry also mentioned the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be provided on 13 February to these who have received the initial dose on the Day 1 of the vaccination drive on January 16. “Beneficiaries of inaugural vaccination day to start getting the second dose on 13th February,” the Ministry of Health mentioned.
Under the ongoing Covid-19 vaccine drive, which is the world’s biggest, 13 states have carried out more than 60% of healthcare workers coverage Bihar 76.6%, Madhya Pradesh P 76.1%, Tripura 76%, Uttarakhand 71.5%, Mizoram 69.7%, Uttar Pradesh 69%, Kerala 68.1%, Odisha 67.6%, Rajasthan 67.3%, Himachal Pradesh 66.8%, Lakshadweep 64.5%, Andaman 62.9%, Chhattisgarh 60.5%, according to overall health ministry information.