India administered its billionth Covid vaccine on Thursday, a milestone that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government hopes will help the country put aside painful memories of this year’s devastating second wave.
About 22 per cent of Indians are fully inoculated and 53 per cent have received at least one vaccine dose — a significant level of protection for a population that was heavily exposed to the virus, with widespread infections and illness.
“India scripts history,” Modi tweeted. “We are witnessing the triumph of Indian science, enterprise and the collective spirit of 1.3bn Indians.”
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