‘Misleading’: Government responds to report on India ‘missing’ its Covid vaccination target
The Union Health Ministry on Sunday responded to an international news agency’s claim that India has missed its COVID-19 vaccination target in 2021. The ministry said that this claim is misleading.
Stating that the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program has been one of the most successful and largest in comparison to many developed western countries, the ministry said the claims made by the news agency do not “represent the whole picture”. .
In an official statement, the Union Health Ministry said, “India’s national COVID-19 vaccination program has been one of the most successful and largest vaccination programs in comparison to many developed western countries, where the population base for vaccination is significantly lower. “
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