Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also shared a graphical chart showing how India’s vaccination drive began and managed to administer more than 150 crore doses in a year’s time.
India has successfully completed one year of its vaccination drive as it battles the third wave of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. So far, the country has successfully administered a total of 156.76 crore vaccine doses. According to Health Ministry officials, over 92 per cent of the adult population has received at least one dose while over 68 per cent are fully vaccinated.
Taking to Twitter, Mansukh Mandaviya said, “Today the world’s largest vaccination campaign completes one year. Started under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, with everyone’s efforts, today, it is the most successful vaccination campaign in the world. I congratulate all the health workers, scientists and countrymen.”
आज विश्व के सबसे बड़े टीकाकरण अभियान को 1 वर्ष पूर्ण हो गया है।
PM जी के नेतृत्व में शुरू हुआ यह अभियान 'सबके प्रयास' के साथ आज दुनिया का सबसे सफल टीकाकरण अभियान है।
मैं सभी स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों, वैज्ञानिकों व देशवासियों को बधाई देता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/IvoX3Z9Nso
Mansukh Mandaviya also shared a graphical chart showing how India’s vaccination drive began and managed to administer more than 150 crore doses in a year’s time.
“Have a look at the journey of #1YearOfVaccineDrive, that gives glimpses of the nation’s collective fight against #COVID19 under the visionary and inspiring leadership of PM Narendra Modi Ji,” he tweeted.
Have a look at the journey of , that gives glimpses of the nation's collective fight against under the visionary and inspiring leadership of PM Ji. pic.twitter.com/Hit9Ku8rzS
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya)PM Modi took to Twitter and hailed the efforts of each and every individual who is associated with the vaccination drive.
Today we mark .
I salute each and every individual who is associated with the vaccination drive.
Our vaccination programme has added great strength to the fight against COVID-19. It has led to saving lives and thus protecting livelihoods. https://t.co/7ch0CAarIf
The Centre will issue a postal stamp on Sunday afternoon to mark the completion of one year of the inoculation drive.
BJP national president JP Nadda on Sunday said India has led the fight against Covid on a 1-year nationwide vaccination drive.
Exactly a year ago, India embarked on the arduous journey of vaccinating its more than 135 crore people amidst the raging Covid pandemic. A task that seemed impossible was made possible under the stellar leadership of PM Shri ji. The world stood up and applauded us. pic.twitter.com/XCxBmFoxJe
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda)The drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase. Vaccination of frontline workers started from February 2. The next phase of the Covid-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified comorbid conditions.
Vaccination of all people aged over 45 from April 1. The government then decided to expand the ambit of the inoculation drive by allowing everyone above 18 to be vaccinated from May 1. The next phase of Covid-19 vaccination commenced from January 3 this year for adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years.