COVID-19 vaccination in India

COVID-19 vaccination programme
Per capita fully vaccination map as of 4 April 2023
Date16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) – present
(3 years, 299 days ago)
Location India
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic in India
TargetImmunisation of Indians against COVID-19
Budget35,000 crore (US$4.2 billion)[1]
Organised byGovernment of India
Indian Council of Medical Research
State governments of India
Participants
  • 1,025,789,302 people with one dose administered of Covaxin or Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine or Sputnik V
  • 952,033,158 people have been fully vaccinated with both doses of Covaxin or Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine or Sputnik V or Corbevax
  • 228,593,024 people have been administered Precautionary/Booster doses of Covaxin or Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine or Sputnik V or Corbevax
Outcome
  • 74% of the Indian population has received one dose.
  • 69% of the Indian population has received both doses
WebsiteMoHFW
As on 4th March 2023 (07:00AM)

India began administration of COVID-19 vaccines on 16 January 2021. As of 4 March 2023, India has administered over 2.2 billion doses overall, including first, second and precautionary (booster) doses of the currently approved vaccines.[2][3] In India, 95% of the eligible population (12+) has received at least one shot, and 88% of the eligible population (12+) is fully vaccinated.[4][5]

India initially approved the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine (manufactured under license by Serum Institute of India under the trade name Covishield) and Covaxin (a vaccine developed locally by Bharat Biotech). They have since been joined by the Sputnik V (manufactured under license by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, with additional production from Serum Institute of India being started in September[6][7]), Moderna vaccines, Johnson & Johnson vaccine and ZyCoV-D (a vaccine locally developed by Zydus Cadila)[a][b] and other vaccine candidates undergoing local clinical trials.

According to a June 2022 study published in The Lancet, COVID-19 vaccination in India prevented an additional 4.2 million deaths from December 8, 2020, to December 8, 2021.[8][9]

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  8. ^ Watson OJ, Barnsley G, Toor J, Hogan AB, Winskill P, Ghani AC (23 June 2022). "Global impact of the first year of COVID-19 vaccination: a mathematical modelling study". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 22 (9): 1293–1302. doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(22)00320-6. ISSN 1473-3099. PMC 9225255. PMID 35753318. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. ^ "COVID-19 vaccines saved nearly 20 million lives in a year, study says". CBS News. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.


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