PM Modi visits (RML) Hospital, On the day of India has crossed 100 crore vaccination Drive
New Delhi,October 21: On Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in the national capital as the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed the 100 crore mark.
In a landmark achievement, India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 100 crore doses.
India achieves total of 100 crore vaccine doses so far to eligible beneficiaries, as per the CoWIN portal.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive was launched on January 16, 2021.
Initially, the vaccination was started for Health Care Workers (HCWs) only.
From February 2, front line workers were made eligible for vaccination. These included State and Central Police personnel, Armed Force Personnel, Home Guards, Civil Defence & Disaster Management Volunteers, Municipal workers, Prison Staff, PRI Staff and Revenue workers involved in containment and surveillance, Railway Protection Force and election Staff.
The vaccination drive was expanded from March 1 to include persons above 60 years of age and those above 45 years with associated specified 20 comorbidities. It was further expanded to all people above 45 years of age from April 1. From May 1 all persons above 18 years of age were made eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
