India has crossed the 100 crore Covid-19 vaccination milestone with the Center claiming that the entire adult population will be vaccinated by the end of the year.
Over 76 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Thursday (till 9 pm), taking the total to over 1,00,60,69,878 doses. India’s achievement received applause from various quarters, including the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who called on the Prime Minister, scientists, health workers and the people of India to “protect the vulnerable population from #COVID19 and achieve the #VaccinEquity goals”. But congratulations.
In fact, earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, a major immunization center, to meet health workers, even as he visited public and private healthcare providers, apart from personal and social Thanks for the cooperative efforts of Organization.
UP tops the table
Vaccine shots were administered at 88,317 sites, of which 85,714 were government centers and the rest were private. Among the states, Uttar Pradesh (over 10 lakh) administered the maximum number of jabs, followed by West Bengal (over 8 lakh) and Maharashtra (over 5 lakh).
RS Sharma, head of the National Health Authority, attributed the achievement to healthcare workers besides immunization infrastructure and logistics infrastructure, especially the CoWIN app.
Responding to whether India would be able to vaccinate 100 per cent of the first dose to the elderly by December, Sharma said that CoWIN has the potential to handle large numbers. “I cannot give you the numbers directly because vaccination depends on various factors like availability of vaccines, availability of vaccines, willingness of people to come forward and the system designed for it. But I can assure you that as the pace of vaccination picks up, the platform will survive.
At present, there are six states and union territories, including Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, where the entire adult population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. Even in large states such as Gujarat, where immunization of frontline workers began on January 31, 2021, the two largest urban centers, including the cities of Ahmedabad and Surat, completed 100 per cent of the first dose of vaccination of the eligible population Is.
special events
The day’s achievement was marked by various events including SpiceJet Airlines unveiling special attire to honor frontline workers, and lighting of all-important Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) sites in the states.
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