India: 1 billion vaccinations against COVID-19 completed

India: 1 billion vaccinations against COVID-19 completed

 Indians across the country today celebrated the historic milestone of vaccinating one billion people against COVID-19.

All major national monuments in India will be specially illuminated tonight to denote the achievement in the fight against the global pandemic. India and China are the only two countries to have undertaken such a gigantic preventive drive against Coronavirus infections.

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated India on reaching the milestone. So did the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which is the main partner in COVAX, a global vaccine-sharing platform. India started vaccinations in the middle of January this year.