Over 22 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered in Uttar Pradesh so far

Initially, Uttar Pradesh was vaccinating beneficiaries two days a week, but since the last week, vaccination is being done six-days a week.

Over 22 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Uttar Pradesh till now, an average of 41,665 vaccine shots per day since the inoculation drive started on January 16. While 1,711,376 beneficiaries have received their first dose, 538,549 have got their second and final dose. Among the second dose recipients are 512,107 health workers, who account for 68 per cent of the 745,218 health workers who got the first shot. Total beneficiaries so far include health workers, frontline workers, people above 60 years of age, and those with co-morbidity between 45 and 60 years of age.