India took 34 days to achieve one crore Covid vaccinations, second fastest after US, government says, Health News, ET HealthWorld
The US took 31 days, while the UK took 56 days to surpass the one-crore vaccination mark.
Till 8 am on Friday, the cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) in the country was 1,01,88,007.
“A total of 1,01,88,007 vaccine doses have been administered through 2,11,462 sessions, as per the provisional report till 8 am. These include 62,60,242 HCWs (1st dose), 6,10,899 HCWs (2nd dose) and 33,16,866 FLWs (1st dose),” the ministry said.
The second dose of the Covid-19 vaccination started being administered to those who have completed 28 days since the receipt of the first dose from February 13. The vaccination of the FLWs started on February 2.
As on the 34th day