PM Modi Trusted The Scientist To Make COVID Vaccines On-Time: JP Nadda on 100 Crore Vaccine Landmark
In a landmark achievement, India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 100 crore doses on Thursday
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda said the opposition underestimated the making of vaccines in the nation but Prime Minister Narendra Modi trusted the scientists and achieved the landmark of 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administration on Thursday.
Expressing his gratitude to frontline workers and Prime Minister, Nadda said, “India has achieved 100 crore COVID-19 vaccinations in less than 10 months. This shows our government’s commitment to the health safety of every person in the country. I extend heartfelt thanks to Prime Minister Modi and express gratitude towards healthcare and frontline workers.” Also Read: India Crosses 100 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Mark
He added, “Prime Minister Modi has taken pro-active and preemptive measures and constituted ‘vaccine task force’ on April 14, 2020. Within nine months, India has launched two made-in India vaccination and within 10 months, we achieved the landmark of 100 crores COVID-19 vaccination administration.”
Nadda emphasised the journey from “impossible” to “we can do this” and “we will do this” was not easy. Also Read: India Has A Strong Armour Of 100 Crore Vaccines To Combat The Biggest Pandemic In 100 Years: PM
He further said that Prime Minister Modi proved that together the nation can achieve any target and take the country out of any problem.
As per the CoWIn portal at 9:47 am today, a total of 100 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far to eligible beneficiaries.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive was launched on January 16, 2021. Initially, the vaccination was opened for Health Care Workers only.
From February 2, front line workers were made eligible for vaccination. These included state and central Police Personnel, Armed Forces Personnel, Home Guards, Civil Defence & Disaster Management Volunteers, Municipal workers, Prison staff and Revenue workers included in containment and surveillance, Railway protection Force and election staff.
The vaccination drive was expanded from March 1 to include persons above 60 years of age and those above 45 years with associated specified 20 comorbidities. It was further expanded to all people above 45 years of age from April 1. From May 1, all people above 18 years of age were made eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
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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