Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the seven Indian manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine at 4pm today, days after the country crossed a milestone of administering 100 crore vaccinations.
Representatives from seven vaccine makers – Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Zydus Cadila, Biological E, Gennova Biopharma and Panacea Biotech – will be participating in the meeting with
PM Modi, reported news agency Press Trust of India.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar would also be present in the meeting.
During the interaction, the PM Modi will take stock of the experiences of the manufacturers as well as discuss various issues. As per sources, the PM might emphasise on the ways to inoculate the eligible population as quickly as possible.
Moreover, he may hold discussions about helping other countries in vaccinating their population. So far, the adult population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Dadra and Nagar Haveli has received at least one dose of the novel coronavirus vaccine.
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As per sources, around 75% of India’s eligible adult population has been administered at least one dose of the vaccine while nearly 31% have got jabbed twice.
Meanwhile, with the administration of 68,48,417 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the 100 Crore mark to reach 101.30 Cr (1,01,30,28,411) as per provisional reports till 7 am today, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
(With inputs from ANI)
