Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary reviewed the status and progress of COVID vaccination with Health Secretaries and NHM MDs of States and UTs, through video conference (VC) today. One of the largest such exercise globally, the countrywide COVID19 vaccination programme was launched three weeks back on 16th January 2021 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
At the outset, the Union Health Secretary creditworthy performance of all appreciated the States and UTs on COVID19 vaccination. Elaborating on the global landmarks crossed by India, he underlined that India is the fastest country to reach the 5 million mark in COVID19 vaccination in just 21 days. Several other countries which have had a head start, some as much as 60 days, have taken a longer time to reach this target.
Union Health Secretary urged the UTS to exponentially increase the pace of vaccination. States/UTs asked to improve the States and momentum and accelerate the the country moves coverage forward with the COVID vaccination as drive.
He further stated that COWIN 2.0 version will also be released soon. The feedback from the States and UTs was analyzed and appropriate advice provided during the review meeting.
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