India giving record 12.5 million Covid-19 vaccines daily: PM Modi

Himachal and Goa vaccinate entire population with first dose

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India was vaccinating at a record speed of 12.5 million doses per day, more than the population of many countries.
 
Interacting with the health workers and beneficiaries of Himachal Pradesh (HP), which has become the first state in the country to vaccinate its entire adult population with one dose of Covid vaccine, Modi said, “Himachal Pradesh has emerged as a champion in the fight against the largest epidemic in 100 years. This success has underlined the importance of Aatmvishwas and Aatmnirbharta.”
 
The PM said HP was proof of how the