1 Covid vax dose for all Indians by Dec: AIIMS

October 21, 2021 15:44

As India achieved the landmark of administring over 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine jabs, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, said that achievement is something the world did not think India could achieve.

Speaking to ANI, Guleria said, "This is a great achievement every Indian should proud of it. This is something the world didn't think India could achieve. A lot of people were sceptical when we started the vaccination drive in January but in 9 months' time, we have achieved this target of 1 billion doses."

"This is achieved because of multiple factors--- the leadership of the Prime Minister, who monitored this very closely; the industry which made the vaccine and make sure enough doses were available; health care workers who delivered one billion doses to our population of our country both in urban and rural areas even in remote parts.

The IT technology, the CoWIN app which helped in many ways. This is a big achievement for the country and this will go long way in the battle against COVID-19," he added.

AIIMS director said that now the target is to administer at least one vaccine dose to the entire adult population by the end of this year.

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