WHO chief lauds India’s resolve to end COVID-19

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New Delhi, January 5 (ANI): Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday lauded India’s action and its resolve to end the COVID-19 pandemic as the largest vaccine producer of the world.

“#India continues to take decisive action & demonstrate its resolve to end #COVID19 pandemic. As the world’s largest vaccine producer it’s well placed to do so,” tweeted Tedros.

Lauding the efforts of the iNdian government in the fight against the pandemic, he wrote, “If we #ACTogether, we can ensure effective & safe vaccines are used to protect the most vulnerable everywhere @narendramodi”.

India has one of the largest vaccine manufacturing capacities in the world (including the largest vaccine producer – Serum Institute of India) and has secured authorisation to mass-produce the AstraZeneca, Novavax and Gamaleya Research Institute vaccines.

With a population of 1.3 billion (and 94 million over 65-year-olds), the domestic vaccination drive will be the largest in the world.

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