India Administers 78% Of Population With 1st Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Dr. Mansukh Mandvaiya, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, said on November 1, India reached the milestone of vaccinating 78% of its population with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Moreover, 38% of India's population has received both shots, the minister twitted and congratulated the citizens. However, India has administered 106.31 crore… read-more
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Global Leaders Congratulate PM Modi For Reaching 1 Billion Vaccination Mark
Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba congratulated PM Narendra Modi for achieving the 1 billion vaccination milestone on October 22. Furthermore, Sher Bahadur and Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih expressed their gratitude towards Modi on Twitter, for supporting their countries with the vaccination efforts. Also, Israeli PM thanked Narendra Modi for the support and help. PM Modi replied to their tweets and appreciated their warm words.
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2nd Billion Doses Likely To Be Administered In 3-4 Months: Vaccine Panel Chief
According to vaccine panel head Dr NK Arora, India took more than nine months to achieve the one billion milestone. However, the next one billion is expected to be achieved in three to four months. Reportedly, 30% of adults are fully vaccinated. "We think by the end of this year everybody will get at least one dose and there'll be few left for the second dose,'' said Dr. Arora.
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