Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 21, 2021, 09:45 PM
New Delhi: A record 81 lakh people were administered the corona vaccine in a single day in India on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced to give further impetus to the vaccination program from June 21. This record has been made on the very first day of the implementation of the new revised guidelines of Kovid vaccination.Record made on the first day of the new guidelineThe Union Health Ministry has said that till 7 pm on Monday, more than 80,96,417 lakh vaccine doses have been administered. This is the biggest record of covid vaccination in a day (Covid Vaccination Record India). The pace of vaccination has been accelerated from the day of International Yoga Day. The central government is buying 75 percent of the vaccine production itself, while private hospitals will be able to buy 25 percent of the vaccine. Let us tell you, earlier on April 2, more than 42 lakh 61 thousand vaccine doses were administered.PM Modi expressed happinessPrime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed happiness on this record of Vaccinesh. PM Modi on Monday termed the introduction of a record number of corona vaccine doses in the country as a 'delightful' act and said that the vaccine is the strongest weapon in the fight against the pandemic.Commendation of frontline workersPM Modi tweeted, 'Recorded number of vaccinations today is heartening. Vaccines remain our strongest weapon in the fight against Covid-19. Congratulations to those who got vaccinated and all those frontline workers who worked hard to ensure vaccination of so many people deserve praise. Fantastic India.Madhya Pradesh made a recordMadhya Pradesh has also set a record today. In MP alone, more than 13 lakh 72 thousand people have been given corona vaccine. The MP government had set a target of vaccination of one million people, but 3 lakh 72 thousand more people have been vaccinated.