India celebrates administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses

The Y netnews reported according to Reuters, India celebrated the milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday, with the government promoting the achievement in song and video even as a recent drop in inoculations worries healthcare providers.

The report said that after a slow beginning in the middle of January, India's immunization campaign has covered three-quarters of its 944 million adults with at least one dose but only 31% with two. The government wants all adults to get vaccinated this year.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter: "India scripts history. We are witnessing the triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of (1.3 billion) Indians."

Modi marked the occasion with a visit to a government hospital in New Delhi. The health ministry announced musical and other programs across the country, and special illuminations of national monuments including a colonial-era jail.

Source: ynetnews