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With the administration of more than 56 lakh vaccine doses in the past 24 hours, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 165.04 crore on Saturday, according to the Health Ministry report. This has been achieved through 180,50,126 sessions.
"A total of 165 crore vaccine doses! In the country's collective struggle against COVID19 under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji, India now has a strong protective shield of more than 165 crore vaccine doses," said the Health Minister of the Union, Mansukh Mandaviya in a tweet.
According to the ministry's report, more than 4,50,05,663 teens between the ages of 15 and 18 have also received their first dose of Covid vaccines since the drive began on Jan. 3. On reaching this milestone, Mandaviya congratulated the young people of this age group for taking the vaccines against Covid.
"Congratulations to my young friends! More than 4.5 crore children have received the first dose of the vaccine. With the #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine campaign, Prime Minister @NarendraModi ji is securing the future of the country. Let's get the vaccine, secure the country make," he said in another tweet.
Meanwhile, the health minister will chair a high-level review meeting on Saturday on the current Covid situation with five states. Mandaviya will assess the public health preparations and response measures being taken in the context of the Omicron variant in Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh through video conferencing.
The minister also assessed the Covid situation and public health preparedness with 8 southern states and UTs on Friday. States were asked to focus on the five-pronged strategy of "Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate & Adherence to COVID Appropriate Behavior" along with effective case monitoring, which is critical to Covid management.
