As India marks 1 year of vaccine campaign, 70% of adult population fully jabbed
India today completed the first year of its Covid-19 vaccination campaign as it continues to battle the Omicron-driven surge of the pandemic.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who launched the inoculation drive on this day last year, thanked all those associated with the vaccination campaign, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
"India's vaccination programme has added great strength to the fight against Covid-19. It has led to saving lives and thus protecting livelihoods," he said in a series of tweets.
"The role of our doctors, nurses and healthcare workers is exceptional. When we see glimpses of people being vaccinated in remote areas or our healthcare workers taking the vaccines there, our hearts and minds are filled with pride," Modi said.
India's approach to fighting the pandemic will always remain science-based, Modi said.
The anniversary of the inoculation drive came on a day when India reported 271,202 fresh Covid cases in the 24 hours, pushing the active caseload to 1,550,377, according to health ministry data.
More than 93 percent of India's adult population have received at least one dose while over 69.8 percent have been fully vaccinated, the data mentioned.
From January 3 this year, India began vaccinating teenagers, aged between 15-18. Booster doses to healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus individuals commenced from January 10.
Over 43.19 lakh booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered so far.
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