India inoculates over 20 million in single day in ‘mega COVID-19 vaccination’ drive
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India inoculates over 20 million in single day in ‘mega COVID-19 vaccination’ drive
- Title: India inoculates over 20 million in single day in ‘mega COVID-19 vaccination’ drive
- Date: 17th September 2021
- Summary: DHARAMSALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 17, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) BANNER READING (English): "IN CELEBRATION OF PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI'S 71ST BIRTHDAY FREE COVID VACCINATION DRIVE AND TESTING" VARIOUS OF PEOPLE INCLUDING EXILED TIBETANS AND TIBETAN MONKS AT COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTRE VARIOUS OF EXILED TIBETAN MONKS AT REGISTRATION DESK OF VACCINATION CENTRE EXILED TIBETAN MONK GETTING VACCINATED MONK WALKING AFTER GETTING VACCINATED / MONK TURNING BACK AND TALKING OF HEALTH WORKER (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR, DELEK HOSPITAL, DAWA PHUNKYI, SAYING: "Today being Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday…71st birthday, we thought it's going to be a good (day) to have vaccination here in McLeodganj, because this being (is) a major tourist spot and for the public also awareness (about COVID-19 vaccination) is very important." DIBRUGARH, ASSAM, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 17, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) ENTRY GATE TO MEGA VACCINATION CAMP VACCINE AND CORONAVIRUS-THEMED CUTOUTS ON DISPLAY PEOPLE AT REGISTRATION DESK VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SEATED AND WAITING FOR THEIR TURN MAN GETTING VACCINATED PEOPLE AT REGISTRATION DESK MAN GETTING VACCINATED (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) ORGANISER, RAJKUMAR KESAN, SAYING: "This mega vaccination camp will continue till Durga Puja and we are targeting to vaccinate all the residents of Dibrugarh till the puja." HUBLI, KARNATAKA, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 17, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTRE PEOPLE AT REGISTRATION DESK VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING IN QUEUE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GETTING VACCINATED PEOPLE STANDING IN QUEUE (SOUNDBITE) (English) DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, DHARWAD, NITESH PATIL, SAYING: "More than 420 teams are doing vaccination… every team has three-to-five people and we are concentrating (on) slums and industrial areas and each and every village is also (being) covered in today's drive." GUWAHATI, ASSAM, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 17, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTRE MAN GETTING VACCINATED PEOPLE STANDING IN QUEUE AT CENTRE WOMAN GETTING VACCINATED VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING IN QUEUE AT CENTRE MAN GETTING VACCINATED PEOPLE AND HEALTH WORKERS AT CENTRE
- Embargoed: 1st October 2021 13:47
- Keywords: COVAXIN COVISHIELD India Narendra Modi birthday cases coronavirus health vaccine
- Location: DHARAMSALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH / HUBLI, KARNATAKA/ DIBRUGARH, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, INDIA
- City: DHARAMSALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH / HUBLI, KARNATAKA/ DIBRUGARH, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001EV3WN67
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: India on Friday (September 17) administered over 20 million COVID-19 vaccines to its citizens during a 'mega vaccination' drive on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday.
Several states across India launched mega vaccination drives on the occasion of Modi's 71st birthday to inoculate the people against the deadly disease.
The government wants to vaccinate all of its 944 million adults by December and has so far given at least one dose to 61% of them.
India reported 34,403 new COVID-19 cases and 320 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per health ministry data.
The country's overall cases tally stands at 33.38 million with 444,248 deaths. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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