The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination started on January 16, 2021.New Delhi: In a landmark achievement for India, over two crore adolescents between 15-18 of age group are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country.Taking to Twitter, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the citizens of the country and said, “Young India taking the world’s largest vaccination drive to the next level! Over 2 crore adolescents between 15-18 age group are now fully vaccinated against #COVID19.”Notably, the vaccination drive for those aged between 15-18 years commenced on January 3 this year.India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 174.99 crore (1,74,99,61,545) today. More than 32 lakh (32,92,516) vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm on Friday, the health ministry in its press release stated.More than 1.86 crore (1,86,82,261) precaution doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries (HCWs, FLWs and over 60 years) for COVID-19 vaccination have been administered so far.The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination started on January 16, 2021.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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