12.5 MN COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES BEING GIVEN IN A DAY IN INDIA: PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India administered as high as 12.5 million doses against Covid-19 daily, which is more than the entire population of several countries.
“…Free vaccines to everyone and the confidence of 130 crore Indians is the result of self-reliance in vaccines. India is making a record by administering 1.25 crore vaccines in a day. The number of vaccines India is administering in a day is more than the entire population of many countries,” the PM said while interacting with health care workers and vaccine beneficiaries of Himachal Pradesh. On August 28, Himachal became the first state in the country to cover first vaccine dose of all eligible beneficiaries. The state has also crossed almost one third of the population in the case of second dose also. “The success of India’s vaccination campaign is the result of the culmination of hard work and valour of every Indian... After Himachal, Sikkim and Dadra Nagar Haveli have crossed the 100% first dose milestone and many states are also very close to it,” he added.
Modi reiterated the need for making concerted efforts to ensure those who took their first dose must also take the second dose and complete the course. He gave credit for achieving this milestone to “health care workers” and support staff on ground.
Modi said as many as 700 million vaccines have been administered so far in the country. He also warned that people couldn’t afford to drop their guard just yet. “There has been a rapid pace of vaccination, but we have to guard against any indifference and carelessness...,’ he said.