<span style="color: #222222;">India has administered over 17 crore 27 lakh COVID vaccine doses to the beneficiaries so far. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has said that over 25 lakh vaccine doses were administered to the beneficiaries within 24 hours.<br />''<br />''As the third phase of vaccination drive is gaining momentum in the country, people are coming forward for inoculation of vaccine jabs. The Health Ministry has said over 25 lakh 59 thousand beneficiaries belonging to the age group of 18 to 44 years have received the first dose of vaccine so far. More than five lakh 24 thousand beneficiaries of this age group received COVID vaccine jabs in the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry has said more than 13 crore 21 lakh doses have already been administered to the beneficiaries aged above 45 years</span>