New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare introduced that India had held the most important COVID-19 vaccination drive with 20 lakh inoculation pictures administered.
Dr PK Misra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister chaired a high-level assembly to evaluate the progress on Tuesday (March 9) night. This assembly To assembly was held to overview the standing and progress of Covid-19 vaccination throughout states and Union Territories (UTs).
According to an official launch, the assembly was attended by Chief Secretaries and the officers concerned in the vaccination effort in the states/UTs, secretaries to the Government of India from ministries/ division of Health, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Health Research, Member (Health), NITI Aayog and CEO (NHA) had been additionally current in the course of the high-level overview assembly.
“Health Secretary apprised the meeting on India achieving the landmark of administering more than 20 lakh doses in a single day. The country is approaching 2.5 crore total vaccination coverage, powered by the fastest recent growth in vaccination globally,” the discharge mentioned.
Misra recommended all officers throughout the Central and state governments, for his or her crucial function in the now profitable rollout of the world’s largest vaccination drive, and likewise bolstered the necessity to proceed this momentum in a sustained method.
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba who additionally attended the assembly suggested the states to ramp up the velocity of vaccination, to cowl as many eligible individuals as doable, in as brief a period as doable; particularly given the big inhabitants to be coated.
“States were asked to prepare a detailed roadmap for the next three months for achieving the same. Chief Secretaries/ senior officials of the states and UTs briefed about the progress of vaccination in their respective jurisdictions, giving valuable feedback and suggestions,” the discharge added.
