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WHO Chief praises India's "Decisive Action, Resolve" to end COVID-19

New Delhi
January 5, 2021

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday praised India's action and its resolve to end the COVID-19 pandemic as the largest vaccine producer of the world. "India continues to take decisive action and demonstrate its resolve to end #COVID19 pandemic. As the world's largest vaccine producer it's well placed to do so," tweeted Tedros.

He also hailed the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the fight against the pandemic. "If we #ACTogether, we can ensure effective and safe vaccines are used to protect the most vulnerable everywhere @narendramodi".

India has one of the largest vaccine manufacturing capacities in the world (including the largest vaccine producer - Serum Institute of India) and has secured authorization to mass produce the AstraZeneca, Novavax and Gamaleya Research Institute vaccines.

With a population of 1.3 billion (and 94 million over 65-year-olds), the domestic vaccination drive will be the largest in the world.