India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive, one year on | Recap

One year ago, India set out on the challenging journey of vaccinating its massive 1.38 billion-strong population against Covid-19.

In the year since the country’s vaccination drive began, 90 per cent of the eligible population has received the first dose and 60 per cent has got their second dose too. Additionally, precautionary doses, commonly known as booster shots, are now being given to frontline workers and vulnerable individuals above the age of 60 years.