India crosses the extraordinary one billion COVID-19 vaccine milestone on October 21 (Thursday), marking a milestone event.
At 9:47 a.m. today, the Cowin site said that 1 billion vaccine doses had been distributed to qualified recipients.
More than 10 months after India’s COVID-19 vaccination program began on January 16, India achieved the goal.
In India’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to it as a “triumph of Indian science.”
Vaccine century: India crosses one billion COVID-19 vaccine milestone
Reaching the 1 billion milestones is a noteworthy achievement in itself. Especially for a country that experienced supply problems and vaccine skepticism in the early phases.
The vaccination was initially only offered to healthcare workers (HCWs). On February 2, front-line workers became eligible for immunization.
Those who took part included State and Central Police officers, Armed Force members, Home Guards, Civil Defence & Disaster Management Volunteers, Municipal employees, Prison Staff, PRI Staff, and Revenue personnel involved in imprisonment and surveillance, Railway Protection Force, and also election staff.
On March 1, the vaccination campaign expanded to include anyone over the age of 60 and those over the age of 45 who had one of the 20 comorbidities listed.
It extended to all individuals over the age of 45 on April 1.
On May 1, all adults over the age of 18 could get the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the government in a presentation lauding the “vaccine century,” the figure is twice that of the United States, five times that of Japan, nine times that of Germany, and ten times that of France.
In a presentation that recounted the milestones accomplished by the countrywide immunization campaign from its commencement on January 16, 2021, the Centre recalled the trip to 1 billion vaccine doses.
Cowin, the digital platform for managing immunization records, had likewise enrolled 760 million people, according to the report.
It also reported that India used drones for the first time to deliver immunizations to remote areas of the country.
Yesterday, the country likewise recorded 14,623 new cases of COVID-19, with 197 deaths in the previous 24 hours.