Of the total 8 crore teens population in the country, over three crore have already received their first dose of the vaccine as on Wednesday, in just ten days since the drive for children aged between 15 and 18 years beginning January 3.
As of now only Bharat Biotech indigenously-made Covaxin is available for vaccinating this age group.
According to the CoWIN portal, as of now, total of 3,06,60,329 teens have been vaccinated and the numbers are increasing every minute. However, a total of 3,21,63,781 youngsters of this age group have registered themselves for the vaccines till now.
“Great sense of responsibility and enthusiasm among Young India. Over 3 crore youngsters in the 15-18 age group have received 1st dose of the Covid-19 vaccine,” said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a tweet on Thursday.
He also appealed to all eligible young beneficiaries to get vaccinated at the earliest.
As per an estimation, around 7.50 crore teens of this age bracket are to be administered the vaccine. Out of the total, over three crore have received their first dose of the vaccine so far. As of now only Bharat Biotech indigenously-made Covaxin is available for vaccinating this age group.
According to the Union Health Ministry, additional doses of Covaxin have been sent to all the States and Union Territories for administering the vaccine to this population category.
According to the Ministry data, over 26,73,385 precaution doses have been administered to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with comorbidities. With the administration of over 76 lakh (76,32,024) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 154.61 crore. This has been achieved through 1,65,65,942 sessions, said a statement.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, the weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 10.80 per cent and the daily positivity rate also reported to be 13.11 per cent.