Prime Minister Modi expresses satisfaction at pace of India's vaccination drive

Expressing satisfaction at the pace of vaccination across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said this momentum should not be lost even as he emphasised on the need for more testing as it reveals the status of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Prime Minister held a meeting with senior officials on Saturday to assess the progress in the vaccination drive and the Covid situation across the country. After a detailed presentation on the issue, including the age wise vaccination coverage and inoculation of frontline workers as well as supply of vaccines, Modi said the progress is satisfactory and the momentum should not be lost.

In a statement, the government said the PM spoke about the need to involve NGOs and other organisations in such efforts. He also directed officers to work with the states to ensure that the pace of testing does not go down as testing remains a very important weapon to track and contain rising infections in any region.


Officers also apprised the PM about the rising interest in the Co-win platform globally. The PM said that efforts should be made to help all countries, who have expressed interest, with India's rich tech expertise in the form of the Co-win platform.

The Prime Minister was informed that 3.77 Cr doses have been administered in the last six days which is more than the entire population of countries like Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Canada. It was also discussed that 128 districts in the country have vaccinated more than 50% of the 45+ population and 16 districts have vaccinated more than 90% of the 45+ population.

Officers briefed the PM that they are in touch with state governments to explore and implement innovative methods to reach people for vaccination.