Pavan Teja
The Covid virus has been a nightmare for the entire world. Many countries still didn’t fully recover from the impact it made on the economy and individual lives. The largest populated countries in the world, like China, India, and the US, have been affected severely. Both first and second waves of the Covid have become a burden for the country. Whereas India has witnessed a record level of Covid infection cases, 4,00,000 in just a single day in April.
India has started its vaccination drive in January 2021. Though the vaccination journey didn’t go as smoothly as everyone thought still India has performed better than most world leaders. Right now, India has crossed a milestone of 1 billion Covid vaccines to this day. The second-largest country, India, has achieved this remarkable feat in just 10 months.
India completing 1 billion Covid vaccination doses news is going viral on the internet. Many people praised the government and healthcare systems for achieving this marvelous feat. India has a long way to go but this level of accuracy it can make the whole country fully vaccinated very soon.
PM Narendra Modi has marked this occasion by interacting with the healthcare official at a government hospital in New Delhi. He also congratulated healthcare organizations, workers for achieving this milestone. Modi wrote on his official Twitter handle as “We are witnessing the triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of Indians.
Narendra Modi’s tweets have delighted Indians. The tweets have received heavy responses from Twitter users. The comments section was filled with congratulations and appreciation messages for achieving this milestone. Surprisingly, celebrations didn’t stop there. To mark this day as the special Indian government has some interesting plans.
Indian government to make this day more special has arranged multiple cultural events in the country. The government is promoting this record-breaking milestone with songs, dances, and a film. Based on reports, India’s largest tricolor will be displayed at the Red Fort in Delhi.
India has crossed many milestones and implemented innovative approaches for delivering vaccines. From the first dose on January 16, 2021, to the 1 billionth dose, India has faced many hindrances in the middle. However, India was never left behind in terms of supplying vaccines or vaccinating its people. Also, it is important to recognize India used drones for the first time to deliver vaccine doses to remote corners of the country.
Also, the platform CoWin to help people register for getting the vaccine and keeping records of vaccination has become the most widely used platform in India. The platform has helped millions and registered nearly 76 crore beneficiaries to this day.
As per government official reports, 30% of the population is fully vaccinated. Whereas 75% percent of adults have received their first doses of vaccine and still 25% remain unvaccinated. However, experts are warning people to not take Covid lightly and urging everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
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