Road to recovery

The world's biggest vaccination drive started on Saturday, with the pan-India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive setting a target of covering three crore people in the first round itself, which is more than the population of at least 100 countries of the world. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the Vaccination Campaign of this unprecedented scale in the history of mankind, it has also raised hope across the globe after exactly one year of uncertainty that had gripped the entire human race. Prime Minister Modi has also stated that this scale of vaccination campaign has never been attempted in human history and that this also shows India's capability to make what many consider impossible. The government has meanwhile set a target of covering 30 crores in the second round when elderly and people with serious co-morbidities will be vaccinated. While these made-in-India vaccines have been approved for emergency use only after the scientists and experts were fully convinced about their safety and efficacy, it is a fact that rumours and fake news are already in circulation as usual trying to call it as a vain attempt. It is also a fact that Indian vaccine scientists, medical system, Indian process and institutional mechanism in this regard are trusted across the globe, and that this trust is earned with a consistent track record. No wonder Prime Minister Modi has pointed out that 60 per cent of children all over the world receive life-saving vaccines which are made-in-India and pass through stringent Indian scientific tests. It is indeed encouraging that as many as 1,65,714 people were vaccinated on the first day. They included 3,129 healthcare workers of the Indian Army. The Union Health Ministry meanwhile said that altogether 16,755 vaccinators were also involved in the process across India. Most importantly, no case of post-vaccination hospitalisation was reported. Maharashtra did record 14 cases of "adverse events", but then none of them were fatal. Since the pandemic hit India in early 2020, over one crore and 5.42 lakh people have been infected with the disease, while close to 1.52 lakh have died. At present, Kerala and Maharashtra are reporting the highest number of daily cases.

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