Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for speedy access of the Covid vaccine to people in the country once the vaccine is ready. Addressing a meeting to review the Covid-19 pandemic situation in India and the preparedness of vaccine delivery, distribution, and administration, the PM directed that keeping in view the geographical span and diversity of the country, the access to the vaccine should be ensured quickly.

Chairing the meeting, attended by Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan, Principal Secretary to PM, Member (Health) NITI Aayog, Principal Scientific Advisor, Senior Scientists, officers of PMO, and other Departments of the Government, the Prime Minister stressed that every step in the logistics, delivery, and administration should be put in place rigorously. It must include advanced planning of cold storage chains, distribution network, monitoring mechanism, advance assessment, and preparation of ancillary equipment required, such as vials, syringes etc. The Prime Minister noted the steady decline in the daily Covid cases and growth rate.

Three vaccines are in advanced leve of development in India, out of which two are in Phase II and one is in Phase-III. Indian Scientists & Research Teams are collaborating and strengthening the research capacities in neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal and Sri Lanka. There are further requests from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Qatar and Bhutan for clinical trials in their countries. In an effort to help the global community, the PM further directed that we should not limit our efforts to our immediate neighborhood but also reach out to the entire world in providing vaccines, medicines and IT platforms for the vaccine delivery system. He also cautioned against complacency at the decline in covid cases and called for keeping up efforts to contain the pandemic and insisted on continued social distancing, Covid appropriate behavior such as wearing the mask, regularly washing hands and sanitation etc. especially in the wake of upcoming festival season.

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