PM Modi addresses the nation on Omicrons and Vaccines; Here are the highlights of his speech
Highlight
- India will soon have a nasal vaccine, the PM said.
- “It is time to be careful while indulging in festivities,” the PM urged.
- PM Modi said that from January 3, Kovid vaccination will start for children of 15-18 years.
As the nation sees a rise in the cases of the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’, the Prime Minister on Saturday addressed the nation and assured that India has 18 lakh isolation beds, 5 lakh oxygen supported beds, 1.40 lakh ICU beds, 90,000 are pediatric. ICU and non ICU beds. “We have over 3,000 working PSA oxygen plants, 4 lakh oxygen cylinders have been distributed across the country,” he said, adding that there is no need to panic.
Here are the PM’s top quotes:
- He said that India will soon have a nasal vaccine.
- India will have a vaccine for 15-18 year olds from January 3, assures PM
- “It’s time to be careful while indulging in festivities”
- There is no time to panic, but we should all be careful; He said that the use of masks, hand hygiene should be followed.
- Global experience shows that following all preventive measures at individual level is a great weapon to fight against COVID.
- Nasal Vaccine, the world’s first DNA vaccine against Kovid will soon be launched in India.
- More than 90 percent of the eligible adult population received the first dose and more than 61 percent received both doses of the COVID vaccine.
- Kovid vaccination for 15-18 year olds will start from January 3.
- People with comorbidities and above 60 years of age on the recommendation of their doctors will be eligible for the precautionary dose from January 10, 2022.
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