India Scripts History: PM Modi On 100-Crore COVID-19 Vaccination Mark
Mumbai: As India crossed the 100-crore COVID-19 vaccination mark on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the nation and expressed gratitude to doctors, nurses, medical and frontline workers. Also Read: India Reports 18,454 New COVID-19 Cases, 26.2% Higher Than Yesterday
“India scripts history. We are witnessing the triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of 130 crore Indians. Congrats India on crossing 100 crore vaccinations. Gratitude to our doctors, nurses and all those who worked to achieve this feat,” the Prime Minister tweeted. Also Read: India Crosses 100 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Mark
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No other country has achieved this feat except China. What makes it even more remarkable is the slow, but rather frightening start to India’s immunization program after it started on January 16, 2021.
The vaccination drive started with the vaccination of healthcare workers in the first phase, followed by non-medical frontline personnel such as police, paramilitary, armed forces, sanitation and municipal staff, senior citizens in subsequent phases.
It increased the vaccination budget for the year from Rs 35,000 crore to Rs 50,000 crore.
The health minister said that announcements will be made on airplanes, railway stations, metros when India achieves its target of 100 crore doses.
India administered a record 25 million-plus vaccine doses in 24 hours, the highest in a single day on September 18, as per the official update. Earlier, on June 28, India overtook the US in total COVID vaccine doses administered despite starting a month late.
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