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Every willing Indian will get at least the first jab of Covid19 Vaccine over next 7 months 18 days in 2021 only.
How ?
As of today, 17.5 Crore (175 Million) Indians have received vaccine shots (fastest globally), out of whom 3.8 Cr (38 Mil) have received both the shots.
Every willing Indian will get at least the first jab of Covid19 Vaccine over next 7 months 18 days in 2021 only.
How ?
As of today, 17.5 Crore (175 Million) Indians have received vaccine shots (fastest globally), out of whom 3.8 Cr (38 Mil) have received both the shots.
In 2019 elections, there were 92 Crore registered voters. Considering addition to age progression and balancing out the likely deaths, there are ~95 Crore (950 Mil) adults in India presently.
The major challenge in mass vaccination of adult Indians is vaccine availability.
The major challenge in mass vaccination of adult Indians is vaccine availability.
The Modi Govt has pushed both Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech to augment their vaccine production to 10 Crore doses of Covishield per month and 5.5 Crore doses of Covaxin per month respectively by July from 6.5 + 2 = 8.5 Crore doses per month presently.
https://twitter.com/ukshahi/status/1391784965323378691?s=19
Besides 15.5 Crore doses of Covishield+Covaxin , 1.2 Cr doses per month of Sputnik shall be available from July. This has been stated on record to SC by GOI (link in the above tweet).
At least 16.7 Crore doses/month of vaccines shall be available from 8.5 Cr per month presently.
At least 16.7 Crore doses/month of vaccines shall be available from 8.5 Cr per month presently.
Zydus too will apply for emergency authorization of its Zycov-d (currently in Phase 3 Trials) and if all is well, Zycov-D too will be added to India's vaccine arsenal from July with immediate production of 1 Cr doses/month from month 1 and 2 Cr eventually.
https://twitter.com/ukshahi/status/1389978316854026242?s=19
1 Crore doses of Zycov-d from July shall take India's vaccine Production to 17.7 Crore doses/month from July.
Till July, with present capacity of 8.5 Crore doses/month, 17 Crore further jabs will be administered, taking present number to 34+ Crore till July.
Till July, with present capacity of 8.5 Crore doses/month, 17 Crore further jabs will be administered, taking present number to 34+ Crore till July.
From July end-Aug beginning, 17.7 Crore+ doses/month will be available.
By Dec end/Jan 1st week, 115-120 Crore doses will have been administered and 75-80 Crore adults will have got their first jab.
By Jan end - Feb beginning, 126+34=160 Crore doses will have been administered.
By Dec end/Jan 1st week, 115-120 Crore doses will have been administered and 75-80 Crore adults will have got their first jab.
By Jan end - Feb beginning, 126+34=160 Crore doses will have been administered.
Taking into account vaccine hesitation, every willing Indian adult will have got 1st jab by Dec 2021.
By Feb beginning, majority of 15-20% hesitant population will be convinced; the willing among them will get 1st jab.
By March end, every willing adult Indian will have both jabs.
By Feb beginning, majority of 15-20% hesitant population will be convinced; the willing among them will get 1st jab.
By March end, every willing adult Indian will have both jabs.
Logistics is a map of human intent.
Doubling vaccine production in India in 2 months is not an ordinary exercise, nor is largest ever vaccination drive anywhere in the world.
Vaccination may not always save you from Covid.
It'll prevent death in 99.99% of cases.
Dum Spiro Spero!
Doubling vaccine production in India in 2 months is not an ordinary exercise, nor is largest ever vaccination drive anywhere in the world.
Vaccination may not always save you from Covid.
It'll prevent death in 99.99% of cases.
Dum Spiro Spero!
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