Covid-19 vaccination drive to include those above 60 years of age and people above 45 years with comorbidities. The country aims to vaccinate around 27 million people in this phase.The vaccination drive had begun on 16 January when only healthcare workers (HCWs) were being given the anti-Covid shots.
Later, in February, the government also started vaccinating frontlines workers (FLWs).On the first day of the second phase, a total of 4,27,072 vaccine doses were administered till 7 pm.
Out of these, 3,25,485 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 1,01,587 HCWs received the second dose of vaccine as per the provisional report.Here are the key updates of India's vaccination driveSupreme Court judges to get the vaccine: Supreme.