Vax Populi: Response To Government's Vaccination Efforts Rising As 3.77 Crore Doses Administered In Last Six Days

In a high-level review meeting on the progress of vaccination and Covid-19 situation in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed satisfaction at the rising speed of vaccinations in this week and stressed that it was important to carry the momentum forward.

The PM was informed in the meeting that 3.77 crore doses have been administered in the last six days, which is more than the entire population of countries like Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Canada.

Officials gave a detailed presentation to the Prime Minister on progress of vaccination in the country.

Emphasising that the pace of testing does not go down as testing remains a very important weapon to track and contain rising infections in any region, the PM said efforts should be made to help all countries who have expressed interest, with India’s rich tech expertise in the form of CoWin platform.

The PM was briefed about the age-wise vaccination coverage and also about the vaccine coverage among healthcare workers, frontline workers and the general population in various states.

Officials apprised the PM about the vaccine supply in the upcoming months and efforts being made to increase production.

It was also discussed that 128 districts in the country have vaccinated more than 50 per cent of the 45+ population and 16 districts have vaccinated more than 90 per cent of the 45+ population.

Officials told the PM that they were in touch with state governments to explore and implement innovative methods to reach people for vaccination.

The PM spoke about the need to involve NGOs and other organisations in such efforts, and directed officers to work with the states to ensure that the pace of testing does not go down.