Vaccination drive launches in India today by PM Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched India’s first vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus. This morning PM Modi addressed the nation and while speaking on the occasion he thanked the entire expert scientists who were involved in developing the vaccines in less than a year's time.
PM Modi stated that the beginning of the vaccination drive does not actually mean that basic protocols of social distancing and wearing masks must be neglected as they are equally important to be followed even after the arrival of the vaccines and we must vow “Dawaai bhi, Kadai bhi'' (Yes to vaccine, Yes to Caution). The Janta Curfew tested the patience of the citizens as it prepared the nation for the lockdown and to keep the morale high we clanged utensils and lit diyas (lamps).Under the mission of Vande Bharat, India set an example for the world by getting back all its citizens stuck in different parts of the world even from the country of China where the pandemic was at a huge rise as many other countries left their citizens there.
PM Modi requested that after getting the first dose of the vaccine do not be careless with masks and wearing a mask is still compulsory and also social distancing is a must because only after the second dose of the vaccine the immunity develops in the human body. India has two Made-in-India vaccines when we all know that vaccinations take years to develop. The vaccine production was an example of India's exemplary strides in science and medicine.
The vaccines will be first given to the front line workers who worked selflessly even at the time of the pandemic like doctors, nurses, and health care officials etc, both in the private and government hospitals with top priority. After them would be the essential services groups like the police, Army personnel and workers in the sanitation departments etc.
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