The Centre on Thursday said that so far 9,99,065 health workers have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched one of the world’s largest immunisation campaigns to bring the pandemic under control on January 16.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan sought to dispel concerns about coronavirus vaccine safety. “The message is clear that vaccine is completely safe and effective,” he said. The minister added that the adverse reactions being reported in India were common.
Earlier in the day, India registered 15,223 new cases, taking the overall count to 1,06,10,883. The country’s toll rose by 151 to 1,52,869. India’s active cases stood at 1,92,308, the lowest since June, while the number of recoveries reached 1,02,65,706.
Globally, the coronavirus has infected more than 9.68 crore people and killed over 20.73 lakh, according to John Hopkins University. Over 5.33 crore people have recovered from the infection in the world.