India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive ‘most successful in the world’: Mansukh Mandaviya on one year anniversary

"Today the world`s largest vaccination campaign completes one year. Started under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, with everyone`s efforts, today, it is the most successful vaccination campaign in the world. I congratulate all the health workers, scientists and countrymen," tweeted Mansukh Mandaviya.

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday (January 16, 2022) called India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive "the most successful in the world". The Union Health Minister also extended greetings to the health workers, scientists and citizens as the country completed one year of its COVID-19 vaccination drive. 

Taking to Twitter, Mansukh Mandaviya wrote, "Today the world`s largest vaccination campaign completes one year. Started under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, with everyone`s efforts, today, it is the most successful vaccination campaign in the world. I congratulate all the health workers, scientists and countrymen."

#1YearOfVaccineDrive pic.twitter.com/IvoX3Z9Nso — Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) January 16, 2022

Notably, India`s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 156.76 crore in a span of an year.

It is interesting to look at the nation`s vaccination journey. India commenced its nationwide COVID vaccination drive on January 16, 2021. 

Starting initially by inoculating vaccines to healthcare workers, it was then expanded to frontline workers, followed by people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years with comorbidities. Later it was also expanded to all above 45 years of age and then those above 18 years of age.

The vaccination drive for those between the age group 15-18 was started on January 3, 2022 and for administering the precautionary doses to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and sixty plus individuals then commenced on January 10 this year.

As per Union Health Ministry, 1,56,76,15,454 vaccine doses have been administered to eligible beneficiaries, as per provisional reports till 7 am on Sunday. In the last 24 hours, more than 66 lakh vaccine doses were administered.

(With ANI inputs)