75 Crore Vaccine Doses A Global Beacon In Fight Against Covid-19

It is a day to rejoice! As India prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence, we have another reason to celebrate. Having delivered a landmark 75 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is well on its way to vaccinating the entire adult population soon.

- Mansukh Mandaviya

If there was ever a measure of progress by a country that has harnessed its science, R&D, human resources of health workers, doctors, nurses and medical staff, it is this milestone.

What makes the achievement more significant in this 75th year of Independence is that almost all these vaccines have been manufactured in India by our scientists in a relatively short span of time.

India has a proven track record of strong pharma and vaccine manufacturing capabilities. The first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, led by ICMR in collaboration with Bharat Biotech; Serum Institute’s Covishield; Sputnik (in private hospitals), have been rolled out across the country. Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D, the world’s first placid DNA vaccine, has received EUA, and many other candidates from Indian companies are in advanced stages of trials.