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THE WORLD PRAISED INDIA'S THE KEY ROLE

VACCINATION SPEED AS A DECISIVE OF VACCINE

STEP AGAINST THE BIGGEST PANDEMIC MANUFACTURERS
OF THE CENTURY. One cannot discount the role of
the vaccine manufacturers who

of vaccines. India mostly depended on the helped India achieve this milestone.
vaccines developed by these countries. Therefore, Underlining their importance, Prime
questions were raised about India when the biggest Minister Modi during a meeting
pandemic of 100 years hit. Will India be able to with seven manufacturers of Covid
fight this global pandemic? From where will India vaccines at his residence on October
get the money to buy so many vaccines from other 23 said: “The entire world is looking
countries? When will India get the vaccines? Will towards India following the success
the people of India get the vaccines or not? Will of our vaccination campaign.” He
India be able to vaccinate enough people to prevent also exhorted them to work together
the pandemic from spreading? There were several to face the challenges of the future.
questions, but on October 21, India gave answers Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute
to every such question with 100 crore vaccine of India, said, “India's achievement of
doses in a very short time. 100 crore vaccine doses 100 crore COVID-19 vaccinations is
to its citizens and that too for free! The 100 crore a milestone achievement. We have
vaccines is just not a number. It is the reflection of achieved this under the vision and
the potential of the country; it is a new chapter of direction of our Prime Minister. The
history. This is the picture of that new India which industry worked closely with the
knows how to set difficult goals and achieve them. government, so we could achieve the
This is the picture of that new India which strives
hard for the fulfillment of its resolutions. One of the figure of 100 crore vaccinations.”
effects of the 100 crore vaccine doses will be that
the world will now consider India to be much safer
on the Corona front. The acceptance that India
enjoys in the world as a pharma hub will be further
strengthened. Today the entire world is watching
and experiencing India’s power.
India is far ahead of the European Union, Arab
League, NATO, G-7 and ASEAN as far as the daily
average of inoculation is concerned. While India
has shown its capability of administering more
than 10 million vaccines in a day several times,
developed countries take many more days to
achieve this target. It takes eight days for Japan,
11 days for the US, 45 days for Germany, 104 days
for Israel and 124 days for New Zealand to achieve
this milestone. Importantly, the daily average
vaccination in states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana was
more than many countries of the world. Therefore,

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