Hope to vaccinate whole country by December 2021: ICMR chief

Updated : Jun 01, 2021 22:38
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Editorji News Desk

Noting that Covid-19 vaccination drive is ramping up, Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said they hope to vaccinate the 'whole country' by end of this year.

Bhargava also announced that enough doses to vaccinate 1 crore people per day will be possible by mid-July or August this year.

The ICMR Director General also appealed people to have patience, saying India's is equal to the US in terms of vaccinating people, however India's population is almost four times of the US. 

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