new delhi the cumulative covid19 vaccine doses administered in india crossed 14024 crore on thursday the union health ministry saidover 51 lakh vaccine doses have been administered on thursday till 7 pm it saidthe ministry said the daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late in the nightthe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on january 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase the vaccination of frontline workers started from february 2the next phase of covid19 vaccination commenced from march 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 years and above with specified comorbid conditionsthe country launched vaccination for all people aged more than 45 years from april 1 the government then decided to expand its vaccination drive by allowing everyone above 18 to be vaccinated from may 1