A look back at how India achieved the one billion COVID jabs milestone

According to the Union Health Ministry, India has successfully...

...administered one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.

After China, who completed the 1 billion milestone in June this year, India became the second country to do so

As the COVID-19 vaccination drive commenced on January 16 this year,...

...it took almost 10 months for the country to reach this mark.

According to the health ministry data, 75 percent of the adult population has already received their first...

...dose and 31 percent has been administered both the doses.

The first 100 million-mark was achieved within the first three months of the vaccination drive,...

...which included healthcare workers and people aged above 45.

The vaccination drive picked up its pace after opening up for young adults aged more than 18 years on May 1.

Within the span of three months, India was able to achieve the 500 million-mark on August 6.

India achieved another milestone when it administered another 500 million people in just 76 days.

India administered 260 million doses in the month of September.

The top five states, which have administered the highest number of doses are Uttar Pradesh followed by...

...Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.