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80 pc of India’s adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Mandaviya

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New Delhi, February 19

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Eighty per cent of India’s adult population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday.

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

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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.

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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.

Over 2 crore adolescents in the 15-18 age group have received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the data stated.

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