Over Half Of India's Adults Have Received At Least 1 Covid Vaccine Dose

The Union Government noted the progress on COVID-19 vaccinate rate, as the cumulative number of doses administered in the country crossed 67 crore.

More than half of India's adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 16 per cent have got both, the Union government said on Thursday, as the cumulative number of doses administered in the country crossed 67 crore. In Sikkim, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Himachal Pradesh, all the adult population have got at least one dose of vaccine, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a press conference. About ramping up of daily vaccinations, he said 18.38 crore doses were given in August during which 59.29 lakh doses were administered daily. The average daily vaccination in the last seven days of August has been 80.27 lakh. "That's a huge achievement and would not have been possible without very effective and optimal participation of all healthcare workers, state governments and Union Territory administrations," Mr. Bhushan said.