New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed the landmark of 750 million doses.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a Tweet that India has crossed the mark of administering 75 crore vaccine doses.
Lauding the country for the achievement, Mandaviya tweeted: “With PM Narendra Modi’s mantra of ‘Sabka Saath - Sabka Prayas’, the world’s largest vaccination drive is achieving new heights. India has crossed the landmark of 75 crore vaccinations as India entered into the 75th year of Independence. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav.”
“The country has also become home to more than 99 per cent healthcare workers and frontline workers vaccinated with one shot of COVID-19 vaccine,” said a statement released by the Health Ministry.
The World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO) has also congratulated India for achieving the 75 crore vaccination mark.
Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, said, “WHO congratulates India for scaling up COVID-19 vaccination at an unprecedented pace. While it took 85 days to administer the first 100 million doses, India reached 750 million doses from 650 million in just 13 days.”
Kerala, which turned out to be a COVID-19 epicentre recently, has also started showing declining trends and has reported a decline of nearly 20 per cent in terms of daily caseload in the past week.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu expressed happiness over India’s cumulative vaccination coverage.
“Delighted to know that we have crossed the milestone of administering 75 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as the nation celebrates the 75th year of our Independence,” said the vice president in a tweet.
“My appreciation to the health workers, government officials and all others for their extraordinary efforts,” he added.
Naidu also urged the unvaccinated people to get their vaccine shots. “I appeal to those harbouring doubts to shed vaccine hesitancy and to get themselves vaccinated as the country moves ahead to achieve the goal of inoculating all eligible people,” he said in another tweet.
