This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/531385-india-covid-vaccination-milestone/
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| India tops HALF-BILLION mark in total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered | India tops HALF-BILLION mark in total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered |
| (21 days later) | |
| India has administered more than 500 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines during its mass-inoculation drive, with the proportion of people in the country who have received at least one dose approaching the 30% mark. | India has administered more than 500 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines during its mass-inoculation drive, with the proportion of people in the country who have received at least one dose approaching the 30% mark. |
| The half-a-billion-dose milestone was reached by India on Friday, the latest official statistics show. | The half-a-billion-dose milestone was reached by India on Friday, the latest official statistics show. |
| The impressive figure was achieved on the 203rd day of the nationwide mass-vaccination campaign, launched on January 16, and has been lauded by the country's top officials. | The impressive figure was achieved on the 203rd day of the nationwide mass-vaccination campaign, launched on January 16, and has been lauded by the country's top officials. |
| "India's fight against Covid-19 receives a strong impetus. Vaccination numbers cross the 500,000,000-mark. We hope to build on these numbers and ensure our citizens are vaccinated," India's PM Narendra Modi tweeted. | "India's fight against Covid-19 receives a strong impetus. Vaccination numbers cross the 500,000,000-mark. We hope to build on these numbers and ensure our citizens are vaccinated," India's PM Narendra Modi tweeted. |
| The figure might be massive in absolute terms, but the country still has a long way to go to vaccinate all of its 1.36-billion population. So far, only about 8% of Indians have been inoculated, while just over 28% of the country's citizens have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine. | The figure might be massive in absolute terms, but the country still has a long way to go to vaccinate all of its 1.36-billion population. So far, only about 8% of Indians have been inoculated, while just over 28% of the country's citizens have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine. |
| The country has endured a severe second wave of coronavirus in April-May, clocking some 400,000 new cases on a daily basis. While the situation has improved since then, India continues to detect around 40,000 new Covid-19 infections daily. | The country has endured a severe second wave of coronavirus in April-May, clocking some 400,000 new cases on a daily basis. While the situation has improved since then, India continues to detect around 40,000 new Covid-19 infections daily. |
| The country remains the second-worst coronavirus-hit nation in the world, with nearly 32 million cases registered and more than 426,000 deaths, with its absolute Covid-19 figures dwarfed only by the US' tally. | The country remains the second-worst coronavirus-hit nation in the world, with nearly 32 million cases registered and more than 426,000 deaths, with its absolute Covid-19 figures dwarfed only by the US' tally. |
| Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! | Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! |
| Dear readers and commenters, | |
| We have implemented a new engine for our comment section. We hope the transition goes smoothly for all of you. Unfortunately, the comments made before the change have been lost due to a technical problem. We are working on restoring them, and hoping to see you fill up the comment section with new ones. You should still be able to log in to comment using your social-media profiles, but if you signed up under an RT profile before, you are invited to create a new profile with the new commenting system. | |
| Sorry for the inconvenience, and looking forward to your future comments, | |
| RT Team. |