Wishes continued to pour in for India from various heads of state and govt a day after cumulative COVID vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed 100-crore milestone.
People who have recently recovered from Covid would also be allowed to enter the country if they had received a booster dose of vaccine approved by WHO, according to the plan.
A total of 1,04,58,46,415 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far through govt of India and through direct state procurement category, the health ministry said.
PM Modi also sought to caution against negligence in fight against Covid, saying "strong shield, arms are not laid as long as war is on".
We've created a safety net of 100 crore vaccines around us, but those who have not been vaccinated yet should come ahead to get vaccinated and complete this safety net.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on Jan 16 with health care workers getting inoculated in the 1st phase. The vaccination of frontline workers started from Feb 2.
The total active cases of COVID in India slightly dipped to 1,75,745, the health ministry data showed.
As the country touched 100 crore Covid vaccinations milestone on Thursday (October 21), Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar expressed gratitude towards PM Narendra Modi in his latest tweet.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the 100 crore vaccination milestone belongs to India and its citizens.
As per the official figures, Gujarat has around 4.93 cr people above the age of 18, who are eligible to take vaccine against coronavirus.
VK Paul, also a Niti Aayog member, further said that this is an unusual feat and has been achieved in the short period of just 9 months.
Meanwhile, India's cumulative COVID vaccination coverage crossed 100 cr on Thursday. India started its COVID vaccination drive on Jan 16 this year.
India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in India surpassed 100-crore mark on Thursday.
The cumulative COVID vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore milestone on Thursday.
India completed 100 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses today. The government has planned to celebrate this achievement by making announcements over loudspeakers on trains, planes, and ships.
Under the nationwide vaccination drive, over 99.12 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far in India.
The cost of vaccination for kids will be as per the rates decided by the government.
Over 10.53 cr balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, it said.
One of the most critical aspects during the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination drive was to provide factual information on a real-time basis to people.
The vaccine technology is formed with virus-like particles that mimic the target virus and does not actually use a live virus, unlike some of the current vaccines and can thus be deemed relatively safe for humans.
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