100 crore milestone reached through ‘Made in India’ vaccines, says covid task force chief

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New Delhi: As the total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed the 100 crore milestone, COVID Task Force chief VK Paul on Thursday said it is a remarkable achievement and has been achieved through vaccines manufactured in India. Is.

NITI Aayog member Paul further said that this is an unusual achievement and has been achieved in a short span of just nine months of our programme.

“Today, India has achieved a milestone. One hundred crore doses, one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given in our country,” he told PTI.

“What is even more remarkable is that this has been achieved through vaccines manufactured in India,” he said.

Paul, who has been instrumental in the government’s efforts in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, further said, going forward, there is a need to ensure that adults who are eligible for the vaccine get their first dose and these 25 are per. percentage of our adult population.

“We must ensure those individuals whose second dose of vaccine is due can take the dose please. Without a second dose, the vaccination is not complete, you are not completely protected.

“India is not completely safe until all adult individuals in our country are fully immunized,” he stressed.

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the 100 crore milestone on Thursday.


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