Such a vaccination drive at such a massive scale was never conducted in history. There are over 100 countries having less than 3 crore population & India is administering vaccination to 3 crore people in first phase only. In second phase, we ve to take this number to 30 crores, PM added.
COVID-19 Vaccine Drive: Society paying their debt by vaccinating healthcare workers first, PM Modi
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launching the country s Covid vaccination drive today, gave a shout-out to frontline workers and appeared emotional as he spoke about those who risked their lives to save lives.
Looking back at the difficult times when the coronavirus pandemic first burst upon an unprepared world, PM Modi choked up as he spoke about people who could not perform the last rites of their loved ones, those who were separated from their families and the elderly who died in isolation. Today when we take a look at the last year, we realise that we have learnt a lot as individuals, family and nation. I want to remember those days when the disease kept people away from their families. Mothers wept for their children but couldn t hold them. Old fathers fought the disease alone in hospitals, their children could not help them. We could perform rituals for those who
India expressing its gratitude to frontline workers: PM Modi says vaccine roll-out
India
Published: Saturday, January 16, 2021, 15:15 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 16: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi praised the selfless strong spirit of the country which has been on full display during the fight against Corona. Speaking after launching the pan-India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive via video conferencing today, Shri Modi said, in the year gone by, Indians learnt and endured a great deal as individuals, family and as a nation.
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
Quoting the great Telugu poet, Gurajada Venkata Apparao, Shri Modi said we should always work selflessly for others. A nation is not just soil, water and stones, but a nation stands for We the People. Corona has been fought with this spirit in India, said the Prime Minister.
Health workers were given COVID-19 vaccine shots in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday (Photo/ANI)
Don t be affected by propaganda against two Made In India Covid-19 vaccines, says PM Modi during massive drive ANI | Updated: Jan 16, 2021 23:57 IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launching India s vaccination drive against novel coronavirus on Saturday, paid tribute to frontline workers and scientists and also urged citizens not to be affected by propaganda against the two Made in India vaccines against COVID-19.
The Prime Minister said that India s coronavirus drive is based on humanitarian and very important principles and also laid emphasis on maintaining social distancing and the use of masks.
With arti , thalis and sweets health workers cheer as vaccines arrive Mumbai s Cooper hospital
India
Published: Saturday, January 16, 2021, 11:47 [IST]
Mumbai, Jan 16: Dozens of health workers clapped and cheered the vaccine carrier staff as the coronavirus vaccines doses reached Mumbai s Cooper hospital on Saturday morning.
With arti thalis and sweets, the staff of Cooper hospital waited outside the facility to welcome the first beneficiaries of the vaccination drive.
The hospital is one of the 285 centres in Maharashtra where the vaccination will be conducted in the first phase. It is also among the centres where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be live through a webcast.