The Union health ministry on Tuesday said India has so far vaccinated more than 41 lakh healthcare workers against the coronavirus.
A total of 41,20,741 people were vaccinated till 7 pm in 76,516 sessions, according to provisional reports. So far, 3,785 sessions have been held. On Tuesday, 1,70,585 beneficiaries were administered the coronavirus vaccine till 7 pm.
In a statement, the ministry said Gujarat and West Bengal have started the vaccination of frontline workers. A total of 19,902 frontline workers were vaccinated till 7 pm, as per the provisional report.
The ministry also said that 106 adverse events following immunisation were reported across the country on the eighteenth day of the vaccination drive. An adverse event following immunisation, or AEFI, is any unexpected medical occurrence following inoculation but may or may not be related to the vaccine or the vaccination process.
The tally of beneficiaries, include 1,87,252 from Andhra Pradesh, 2,21,354 from…