Billion-Dose Milestone: PM Modi Meets 7 Indian Vaccine Manufacturers, Discusses Furthering Vaccine Research

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 101.30 crore, according to the latest health ministry data.

New Delhi: Within two days of India achieving the milestone of administering 100 crore doses of COVID-19 jabs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Indian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers on Saturday, reported news agency ANI. During the meeting, PM Modi discussed various issues including furthering the vaccine research, sources said.Also Read - India Witnesses Sharp Rise In Death Toll as Kerala Adds Backlog Of 563 Fatalities | Key Points

Representatives from seven vaccine makers — Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Zydus Cadila, Biological E, Gennova Biopharma and Panacea Biotech — participated in the meeting. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar were also present in the meeting. Also Read - Third Wave of Corona In India: Experts Warn Against Complacency Ahead of Diwali | Deets Inside

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The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 101.30 crore, according to the latest health ministry data. On October 21, India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore mark, resulting in celebratory events across various parts.

COVID vaccination in India: Top points to know

1. More than 75 per cent of India’s adult population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
2. Over 31 per cent of the country’s around 93 crore adults have been administered both doses, according to health ministry officials.
3. So far, all adult population in nine states and union territories — Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Dadra and Nagar Haveli — have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine.
4. Three vaccines — Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Sputnik V — are currently being used in the country’s Covid vaccination drive.
5.  India saw a single-day rise of 16,326 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 3,41,59,562, while the active cases have declined to 1,73,728, the lowest in 233 days, according to the Union health ministry’s data updated on Saturday.

(With agency inputs)

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