India crosses 100-crore COVID-19 vaccination doses milestone
The HinduIndia completed 100 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, in about 9 months since the drive began. Gratitude to our doctors, nurses and all those who worked to achieve this feat.” Mr. Modi called the achievement “the triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of 130 crore Indians”. India took 85 days to touch the 10-crore vaccination mark, 45 more days to cross the 20-crore mark and 29 more days to reach the 30-crore mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country took 24 days to reach the 40-crore mark from 30-crore doses and then 20 more days to surpass the 50-crore vaccination mark on August 6. The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from March 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.