• About Us
  • Our Team
  • Advertising
  • Careers
  • Contact
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
Navjeevan Express
Advertisement
  • Gujarat
    • Ahmedabad
    • Vadodara
    • Surat
    • Rajkot
    • Saurashtra
    • Kutch
    • Central Gujarat
    • South Gujarat
  • National
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Rajasthan
    • Maharashtra
    • Pondicherry
    • Tamil Nadu
    • OTHER STATES
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Companies
    • Personal Finance
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Hockey
    • Football
    • Badminton
    • Other Sports
  • Entertainment
    • Arts and Culture
    • Theatre
    • Cinema
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Health & Environment
    • Food and Beverages
    • Spirituality
    • Tourism and Travel
  • World
  • More
    • Science and Technology
    • Legal
    • Opinion
    • Student’s Corner
    • Youth
Navjeevan Express
  • Gujarat
    • Ahmedabad
    • Vadodara
    • Surat
    • Rajkot
    • Saurashtra
    • Kutch
    • Central Gujarat
    • South Gujarat
  • National
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Rajasthan
    • Maharashtra
    • Pondicherry
    • Tamil Nadu
    • OTHER STATES
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Companies
    • Personal Finance
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Hockey
    • Football
    • Badminton
    • Other Sports
  • Entertainment
    • Arts and Culture
    • Theatre
    • Cinema
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Health & Environment
    • Food and Beverages
    • Spirituality
    • Tourism and Travel
  • World
  • More
    • Science and Technology
    • Legal
    • Opinion
    • Student’s Corner
    • Youth
No Result
View All Result
Navjeevan Express
No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT
Home Breaking News

Misleading: India’s Covid vax programme one of world’s most successful, says Govt

Compared with other developed nations, India has done a better job in administering Covid vaccination to its eligible adult citizen of 93.7 crore (as per the RGI (Registrar General of India)) across all its states and UTs: Health Ministry

by NavJeevan
3 years ago
in Breaking News, COVID-19, Health & Environment, National
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
0
Misleading: India’s Covid vax programme one of world’s most successful, says Govt

Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya reviewing Public Health Preparedness to COVID19 and National COVID19 Vaccination Progress with States/UT. PHOTO: PIB

ADVERTISEMENT

NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, JAN 2

India’s vaccination programme against COVID-19 has been one of the most successful and largest in the world, the Union health ministry said on Sunday and termed as misleading some media reports that claimed the country has missed its COVID-19 inoculation targets.

Since the start of the national COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16 last year, India has administered to over 90 percent of its eligible citizens first doses and 65 per cent second doses.

“In a recently published news article by a reputed international news agency, it has been claimed that India has missed its vaccination target. This is misleading and does not represent the complete picture,” the ministry said in a statement. In the fight against the global pandemic, India’s national vaccination programme has been one of the most successful and largest vaccination programmes when compared to many developed western nations with significantly low population base to vaccinate, it said. In the vaccination drive, so far, the country has achieved several milestones, which have no precedent in the world, including administering over 100 crore doses in less than nine months, administering 2.51 crore doses in a single day and several times administering one crore doses in a day, the ministry said. “Compared with other developed nations, India has done a better job in administering Covid vaccination to its eligible adult citizen of 93.7 crore (as per the RGI (Registrar General of India)) across all its states and UTs (union territories),” it underlined.

“In case of first dose coverage to the eligible population, the US has covered only 73.2 per cent of its population, the UK has covered 75.9 per cent of its population, France has covered 78.3 per cent of its population and Spain has covered 84.7 per cent of its population, the ministry said.

India has already covered 90 per cent of its eligible population with first dose of vaccine against COVID-19, it said in the statement.

Similarly, for the second dose, the US has covered 61.5 per cent of its population, the UK has covered 69.5 per cent of its population, France has covered 73.2 per cent of its population, and Spain has covered 81 per cent of its population, the ministry said.

India has covered over 65 per cent of its eligible population with second dose of vaccine.

Over 11 states and UTs have already achieved 100 per cent first dose vaccination coverage, while three states and UTs have already achieved 100 per cent full vaccination against COVID-19 (both first and second dose), it said.

#COVID19 Vaccination, a picture of India's transformation 💉 🇮🇳

From #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine to #HarGharDastak, PM @NarendraModi ji led India from the front in fight against COVID-19.

Over 2.5 crore vaccine doses were given in a single day. It's a record in itself. pic.twitter.com/0LRetU37oP

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (मोदी का परिवार) (@mansukhmandviya) December 31, 2021

Many states and UTs are soon expected to achieve 100 per cent vaccination very quickly,the statement said.

Under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme, the ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ (house-to-house) campaign was implemented from November 3 and this includes mobilisation and awareness on vaccination by reaching out to all missed out or dropped out eligible beneficiaries.

“This has also resulted in an increase of first dose coverage by 11.6 per cent  since introduction of the campaign. While the second dose coverage increased by 28.9 per cent in the same period,” the statement stated.

Keeping in view the global surge in COVID-19 cases, detection of the Omicron variant, scientific evidence, global best practices and the suggestions of the COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) as well as of the Standing Technical Scientific Committee (STSC) of the NTAGI, it was decided to further refine the scientific prioritisation and coverage of COVID-19 vaccination of teenagers in the age-group of 15-18 years to be started from January 3, it said.

Further strengthening India’s fight against COVID-19, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has given approvals to two additional vaccines.

These include Biological-E’s Corbevax vaccine and SII’s Covovax vaccine for restricted use in emergency situation. This takes the number of vaccines given restricted use in emergency situation in India to eight, the statement said.

Tags: India's Covid vax programmemisleadingmost successfulone of world'ssays govt
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Fire burns South Africa’s 200 year old Parliament building in Cape Town

Next Post

Corruption rampant in Puducherry, hampering development, claims former CM Narayanswamy

NavJeevan

NavJeevan

Next Post
Law College will be upgraded as university, says Narayanasamy

Corruption rampant in Puducherry, hampering development, claims former CM Narayanswamy

AAP leader held for storming Gujarat BJP HQ booked under prohibition law

AAP leader held for storming Gujarat BJP HQ booked under prohibition law

ADVERTISEMENT

Recommended

Vandalur Arignar Anna Zoological Park welcomes baby Chimpanzee

Vandalur Arignar Anna Zoological Park welcomes baby Chimpanzee

4 years ago
COVID-19 aid: Actor Suriya to donate Rs. 3,000 to each theatre for jobless workers’ welfare

COVID-19 aid: Actor Suriya to donate Rs. 3,000 to each theatre for jobless workers’ welfare

5 years ago
ADVERTISEMENT

Recent Posts

  • India recognised as Mother of Democracy, while Pak as Father of Global Terrorism: Rajnath
  • Tata Chemicals Society leads beach cleaning initiative in Saurashtra on World Environment Day
  • Menicon and Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital collaborate to Advance Myopia Control

Category

Select Category

    Contact Us

    Email:
    ne.gowri1964@gmail.com

    Phone:
    9643255068

    Live Visitors

    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Advertising
    • Careers
    • Contact

    © 2021 all right reserved by Navjeevanexpress.com. Consulted by MediaHives.com

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Gujarat
      • Ahmedabad
      • Vadodara
      • Surat
      • Rajkot
      • Saurashtra
      • Kutch
      • Central Gujarat
      • South Gujarat
    • National
      • Andhra Pradesh
      • Rajasthan
      • Maharashtra
      • Pondicherry
      • Tamil Nadu
      • OTHER STATES
    • Politics
    • Business
      • Companies
      • Personal Finance
    • Sports
      • Cricket
      • Hockey
      • Football
      • Badminton
      • Other Sports
    • Entertainment
      • Arts and Culture
      • Theatre
      • Cinema
      • Photos
      • Videos
    • Lifestyle
      • Fashion
      • Health & Environment
      • Food and Beverages
      • Spirituality
      • Tourism and Travel
    • World
    • More
      • Science and Technology
      • Legal
      • Opinion
      • Student’s Corner
      • Youth

    © 2021 all right reserved by Navjeevanexpress.com. Consulted by MediaHives.com

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In