India's total vaccination coverage crosses 95.80 crore doses

The total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 95.82 crore on Monday as 59 lakh more jabs were given during the day, the Union Health Ministry said. The daily vaccination tally for Monday is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night, the ministry said.

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated in the first phase. The vaccination of frontline workers (FLWs) started from February 2.

The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.

The country launched vaccination for all people aged more than 45 years from April 1.

The government then decided to expand the vaccination drive by allowing everyone above 18 to be vaccinated from May 1.