Crossing the 140 million vaccine dose mark is an achievement of each and every Indian, the Prime Minister said

Crossing the 140 million vaccine dose mark is an achievement of each and every Indian, the Prime Minister said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held ‘self-awareness’ and ‘self-discipline’ as the country’s strength in fighting the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron.

PM Modi in the 84th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, said “it is the collective strength of the nation that will defeat Corona and with this very sense of responsibility we have to enter into 2022.”

Noting that it is because of everyone's effort that India could fight the biggest pandemic in a 100 years, he said, we stood by each other like a family in every difficult moment.

“To help someone in one’s locality or city... everyone tried to do more than what one could have done. If we compare the vaccination figures of the world today with those of India, it feels that the country has handled such an unprecedented task... how big a goal has been achieved,” Modi stated.

“Crossing the 140 million vaccine dose mark is an achievement of each and every Indian. This shows the trust of every Indian in the system; shows trust in science and in scientists; and is also a testament to the willpower of we Indians who are fulfilling our responsibilities towards the society,” he held.

“But friends, we also have to keep in mind that a new variant of Corona has already knocked at the door. Our experience of the last two years is that our own effort as a citizen is very important to defeat this global pandemic,” PM Modi cautioned.

“Our scientists are continuously studying this new Omicron variant. They are getting new data everyday, their suggestions are being worked upon. In such a situation, self-awareness, self-discipline is in itself the country’s strength in fighting against this variant of Corona,” he submitted.

“It is this very collective strength of ours that will defeat Corona; with this very sense of responsibility we have to enter into 2022,” the Prime Minister added.