India administers 2 crore vaccines today

India administers 2 crore vaccines today

New Delhi: Across the country two crores Covid-19 vaccinations have been administered on Friday, as per Co-WIN data.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya celebrated the administration of over 2 crore COVID19 vaccines in a single day across the country, with health workers at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.

"Thanks to all health workers. Well done India!," he said.

MyGovIndia- Citizen engagement platform of the Government of India, shared the data on its Twitter handle.

The CoWIN is an Indian government web portal for COVID-19 vaccination registration, owned and operated by India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It displays booking slots of COVID-19 vaccine available in the nearby areas and can be booked on the website.

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On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 71st birthday, BJP has rolled out a 20-day mega event to mark 20 years of the Prime Minister’s public life. Dubbed as ‘Seva aur Samarpan Abhiyan’, the event will take place from September 17 to October 7.

The BJP aims to vaccinate large number of people against COVID-19 through this event and health check-up camps will also be organised.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya called for a major push to the vaccination drive on Friday, saying it would be the perfect gift for Modi on his birthday.

"Tomorrow is the birthday of our beloved prime minister, lets do #VaccineSeva by helping all unvaccinated people including their loved ones, family members and all sections of the society by getting them vaccinated. This would be a birthday gift for the prime minister," he said in a tweet in Hindi on Thursday.

(With agency inputs)