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10.10 Vaccine hesitancy: Misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine make people hesitant
to take vaccines. To reduce vaccine hesitancy, Government made efforts which include
awareness through media channels, radio jockeys, op-eds and articles by identified experts and
dissemination of fact-check videos by key experts to provide correct & factual information. From
3 November 2021, a campaign, ‘Har Ghar Dastak’, has been initiated to identify and vaccinate
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those who missed 1 dose and due for 2 dose through house-to-house mobilisation activity.
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Vaccine also administered to beneficiaries at their homes through mobile teams viz., ‘vaccination
toli’ along with ‘prachartoli’. Interstate competition for coverage, conducting vaccination camp
at Bazaar Haats, utilization of social media to counter anti-vaccine rumours, messaging through
influential persons and other innovative approaches have helped in vaccination.

10.11 Technology driven: ArogyaSetu mobile app was launched to enable people to assess
themselves the risk of their catching the COVID-19 infection. It calculates the risk of infection
based on a person's interaction with others, using Bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial
intelligence.

10.12 Co-WIN 2.0 (along with e-VIN), a unique digital platform, supported the real-time
vaccination activities viz., registration for vaccine, tracking COVID-19 vaccine status of every
beneficiary, stocks of vaccine, storage, actual vaccination process, and generation of digital
certificates.

10.13 Vaccination Progress: As on 16 January 2022, a total of 156.76 crore doses of
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COVID-19 vaccines have been administered: 90.75 crore first dose and 65.58 crore second

dose. Vaccination speed increased significantly once the population between ages 18 to 45 years

was permitted (Figure 2). Out of total doses administered, largest 60 percent are in the age group

18-45, followed by 25 percent to age group 45-59 year and 15 percent to aged 60 years & above
(Figure 3).
Figure 2: Weekly COVID-19 vaccine doses by age in India
Figure 2: Weekly COVID-19 vaccine doses by age in India

Phase-I: Phase-II: 15-17 18-45 45-60 Above 60
Health Care age 45 years & 1 May 2021 all citizens aged 18 years and above From 3
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500
COVID Vaccine Doses (in Lakh) 400 years
above with
Workers
January,
comorbodities

& Front-Line
450
22 Age-
Workers
and 60 +
group of
15-18
350

300
250
200
150
100
50
0
16 Jan-22 Jan 23 Jan-29 Jan 30 Jan-05 Feb 06 Feb-12 Feb 13 Feb-19 Feb 20 Feb-26 Feb 27 Feb-05 Mar 06 Mar-12 Mar 13 Mar-19 Mar 20 Mar-26 Mar 27 Mar-02 Apr 03 Apr-09 Apr 10 Apr-16 Apr 17 Apr-23 Apr 24 Apr-30 Apr 01 May-07 May 08 May-14 May 15 May-21 May 22 May-28 May 29 May-04 Jun 05 Jun-11 Jun 12 Jun-18 Jun 19 Jun-25 Jun 26 Jun-02 Jul 03 Jul-09 Jul 10 Jul-16 Jul 17 Jul-23 Jul 24 Jul-30 Jul 31 Jul-06 Aug

Source: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Source: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

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