Coronavirus: First day of free boosters sees nearly 95% jump in offtake

1.49 mn booster doses administered out of total 2 mn doses given on Friday

Day 1 of the free boosters for all adults saw an almost 95 per cent jump with over 1.49 mn precaution shots administered across all cohorts including healthcare and frontline workers compared to 766,786 precaution doses administered the day before. India had administered 2 million doses of vaccines till 7 pm across all age groups on Friday, and the share of precaution doses were high at 74.5 per cent.

Around 1.16 million doses were administered among the 18-59 years age group on Friday.

According to data shared by the Union Health Ministry, July 15 saw a sharp spike in precaution