Tremendous Milestone: Gates As India Administers 1 Crore Vaccine Doses In A Day
Mumbai: Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates congratulated India for reaching a “tremendous milestone” after the country recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 vaccine coverage at over 1 crore doses.
Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates congratulated India for reaching a “tremendous milestone” after the country recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 vaccine coverage at over 1 crore doses.
“Congratulations, India, on reaching this tremendous milestone,” Gates wrote in a tweet as he shared a news article on vaccine coverage. “The collective efforts of the government, R&D community, vaccine manufacturers, and millions of health workers have made this feat possible.” Gates also tagged the Twitter handles of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union ministry of health and family welfare which, in turn, retweeted his post.
Congratulations, India, on reaching this tremendous milestone. The collective efforts of the government, R&D community, vaccine manufacturers, and millions of health workers have made this feat possible. @PMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA https://t.co/cmvQiAfSZG
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) August 27, 2021
A total of 10,064,376 doses were administered in India on Friday, bettering the previous high of 8.82 million doses set on 16 August. An average of 6.9 million vaccine doses was administered every day across the country for the past one week, the highest vaccination rate. Since the launch of the mass program on January 16, this campaign has been recorded in the country till now.
PM Modi called the record vaccination milestone a “momentous feat” for the country. Applauding those getting vaccinated as well as those making the nationwide vaccination drive a success, the Prime Minister said crossed 10 million vaccine doses is a new record for the country.
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