'A Feat Even Powerful Nations Haven't Achieved': PM Modi After India Adminsters 2.5 Crore Jabs
The PM said he appreciates all doctors, medical staff, and people in administration in the country for this effort during a virtual interaction with healthcare workers & beneficiaries in Goa.
New Delhi: India marked a new record on Friday by administering about 2.5 crores vaccines in a single day which also happened to be the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's birthday.
While making a virtual address on Saturday, PM Modi said it was an unforgettable and emotional moment for him as over 2.50 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in the country on his 71st birthday.
PM Modi was interacting with healthcare workers and beneficiaries in Goa via video link, when he said, 'with your efforts, India has created a world record of administering over 2.5 crore vaccines in a single day, a feat not even the most powerful nations have been able to achieve.'
We saw how the nation kept looking at CoWIN dashboard yesterday. Over 15 lakh vaccinations per hour, over 26,000 vaccinations every minute took place yesterday. Over 425 people were administered vaccines each second, he said.
"Birthdays come and go but I have been away from such things. But yesterday was emotional for me. It has become an unforgettable occasion for me", PM Modi said.
The prime minister said he appreciates all doctors, medical staff, and people in administration in the country for this effort. The huge effort and skilled manpower needed to accomplish this task show the might of India, he added.
The Prime Minister then lauded Goa CM Pramod Sawant and his government for overcoming challenges in accomplishing 100 percent vaccination of the first dose of Covid vaccines in the coastal state.
"Goa is on way to becoming a leading state in India as far as vaccination is concerned, Modi said. Goa is playing important role in the success of the world's largest and fastest vaccination drive - 'Sabko vaccine, muft vaccine'. In the past few months, Goa fought bravely against heavy rainfall, cyclone and flood, under the leadership of Sawant", he said.
When they are aware that all people are vaccinated, tourists will also feel safe and flock to Goa in more numbers, he said.
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