NEW DELHI: As daily infections reached a four-month high, the Indian government’s COVID-19 immunisation programme reached 2 billion doses on Sunday. Booster doses are currently being administered to all individuals. The world’s largest and longest-running immunisation programme, which started last year, was celebrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he praised the vaccination milestone.
Modi declared in a tweet, “India makes history once more.” The opposition has accused the prime minister of mishandling the outbreak, which experts claim killed millions of people. The claims are denied by the government.
According to data from the health ministry, 49 deaths were reported overnight, bringing the COVID death toll to 525,709.Over the previous 24 hours, there have been 20,528 more new instances than there were on February 20. The majority of COVID-related limitations have been eliminated in the 1.35 billion person nation, and global travel has made a strong comeback.
Covishield, a domestically produced vaccine by AstraZeneca (AZN.L), made up about 80% of the immunizations. Others include the Sputnik V satellite from Russia and the locally produced Covaxin and Corbevax. In order to stop the spread of illnesses, the federal government has stepped up its booster campaign, increasing its efforts in the eastern states of Assam, West Bengal, and Karnataka in the south.
