Global leaders hail India’s scientific innovation, decisive motion to fight COVID-19

Image Source : AP Global leaders hail India’s scientific innovation, decisive motion to fight COVID-19
India’s management in scientific innovation and decisive motion to fight the COVID-19 pandemic has been lauded by world leaders. This comes because the nation will get set to start the world’s largest vaccination drive in opposition to the novel coronavirus. The Drug Controller General of India on Sunday accredited the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech, for restricted emergency use within the nation, paving the best way for a large inoculation drive.
“It’s great to see India’s leadership in scientific innovation and vaccine manufacturing capability as the world works to end the COVID-19 pandemic,” Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, stated in a tweet on Monday, tagging the Prime Minister’s Office.
Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted that India “continues to take decisive action & demonstrate its resolve to end #COVID19 pandemic”.
“As the world’s largest vaccine producer, it’s well placed to do so. If we #ACTogether, we can ensure effective & safe vaccines are used to protect the most vulnerable everywhere,” Ghebreyesus stated and tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his tweet.
#India continues to take decisive motion & show its resolve to finish #COVID19 pandemic. As the 🌍’s largest vaccine producer it’s effectively positioned to take action.If we #ACTogether, we will guarantee efficient & secure vaccines are used to guard essentially the most susceptible in all places @narendramodi— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 4, 2021

A day after India’s drug regulator accredited two vaccines for restricted emergency use, Prime Minister Modi stated the world’s greatest inoculation drive in opposition to coronavirus was set to start within the nation.
Praising the scientists and technicians for the ‘Made in India’ vaccines, he stated the nation was pleased with them.
“World’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination programme set to begin in India. For this, the country is proud of the contributions of its scientists and technicians,” Modi stated.
Addressing scientists on the National Metrology Conclave, Modi had stated it should be ensured that ‘Made in India’ merchandise not solely have world demand but in addition world acceptance.
Modi has assured the worldwide neighborhood that India’s vaccine manufacturing and supply capability might be used to assist all humanity in combating the disaster of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Even during these very difficult times of the raging pandemic, the pharmaceutical industry of India has sent essential medicines to more than 150 countries,” Modi had stated in his pre-recorded video assertion to the General Debate of the seventy fifth session of the UN General Assembly in September final yr.
In a robust assurance to the worldwide neighborhood, that’s battling the devastating coronavirus pandemic, Modi stated, “As the largest vaccine producing country in the world, I want to give one more assurance to the global community today. India’s vaccine production and delivery capacity will be used to help all humanity in fighting this crisis.”

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