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COVID-19: 80% of Indian adults fully vaccinated, says Centre

According to official data, India has administered over 175 crore vaccine doses so far. The country began vaccinating everyone above the age of 18 from 1 May, 2021

|Feb 19, 2022, 18:45:10 IST

New Delhi: Eighty per cent of India's adult population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 175 crore, according to official data.

India has crossed the historic milestone of administering both doses of coronavirus vaccine to 80 per cent of its adult population, Mandaviya said in a tweet.

"With the mantra of 'sabka prayas' under the leadership of PM @NarendraModi ji, the country is moving at a fast pace towards 100 per cent immunisation," he said.

According to official data, around 96.5 per cent of the country's adult population has been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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