The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across India crossed 1.9 crore on Friday evening, which is the 49th day of the vaccination drive. Started on January 16th the vaccination drive brought frontline workers into its ambit from February 2. The second phase started from March 1 for individuals over 60 and for those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbidities. 

In an unprecedented vaccination drive, so far, a total of 1,90,40,175 shots have been given (till 5th March 2021), 68, 96,529 healthcare workers have taken the first dose and 32,94,612 have been administered the second dose. Among the frontline workers, 62,94,755 have been given the first dose while 1,23,191 have been administered the second dose. Importantly, among the over 10.34 lakh beneficiaries, there were 5,00,942 elderly and 77,325 above 45 years with comorbidities.