Over 23 Lakh Healthcare Workers Vaccinated So Far in India, Says Union Health Min

New Delhi: More than 23 lakh Healthcare workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far in the country, said the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.

The countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program was conducted successfully on the twelfth day.

A total of 23,28,779 beneficiaries (till 6 pm today) were vaccinated through 41,599 sessions, as per the provisional report. 2,99,299 beneficiaries were vaccinated today through 5,308 sessions held till 6 pm.

Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight, the Ministry said.

79% of beneficiaries vaccinated today are from 5 States of Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, it added.