India on Sunday completed one year of its ambitious COVID-19 vaccination campaign by delivering over 156 crore vaccine doses. On this day, a year ago, the country set out to achieve its vaccination goals by waking up its health and frontline workers in the first phase of the campaign.
Till Saturday, a total of 156.37 crore doses have been given across the country. More than 70 percent of the adult population has been fully vaccinated, with over 65 crore beneficiaries.
In the past year, India has achieved several milestones as well as faced a slew of hurdles in its bid to vaccinate its 1.38 billion population – from far-reaching its citizens to battling widespread vaccine hesitation. From making indigenous covaccine to starting one. The third ‘protection’ dose, and from battling a disastrous delta-driven second wave to reaching high vaccination numbers, as the Omicron version fuels the third wave. On January 3, 2022, India also launched its vaccination campaign to include young adults in the age group of 15 to 17 years.
The Centre’s citizen engagement platform, MyGovIndia, also marked the one year milestone by posting an informative thread on Twitter: “Our vaccination campaign has shown the strength of Team India” Today, as we celebrate one year of the world’s #LargestVaccineDrive When we celebrate, we’ve seen what happens when 1.3 billion people come together for a common goal. Here’s a thread that will make you proud!”
Here’s a look at India’s year in COVID-19 vaccination:
January 16, 2021: India begins the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign by vaccinating its health and frontline workers with two of its “backbone” vaccines, the Oxford Vaccine Covishield developed by Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
March 1, 2021: The vaccination campaign enters its second phase as India begins immunization of its senior citizens and co-morbid population in the age group of 45 to 60 years.
April 1, 2021: Soon, the vaccination campaign will start for all people in the age group of 45 to 60 years.
May 1, 2021: All adults over the age of 18 become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
June 21, 2021: The central government announced free vaccination.
November 3, 2021: The government started door-to-door vaccination campaign ‘Har Ghar Dastak’.
3 January 2022: Vaccination begins for young adults between the ages of 15 and 17. According to government data, more than 3.3 crore doses have already been administered to adolescents in the eligible age group. This means that 45 percent of their population has received the first dose.
10 January 2022: Vaccination with ‘protection’ or booster shots opens up for health and frontline workers as well as co-morbid senior citizens. According to government figures, more than 28 lakh doses have been given so far.
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