New
Delhi, (the states. news)
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday congratulated the nation after approval to vaccines of Serum
Institute of India and Bharat Biotech, saying it as decisive turning point to
strengthen a spirited fight against Corona.
In a series of tweets, PM Modi also expressed gratitude towards corona warriors
just minutes after the Drugs Controller General of India granting approval to the emergency use of
Bharat Biotech’s indigenously manufactured Corona vaccine ‘Covaxin’ and
‘Covishield’ manufactured by Serum Institute of India, Pune.
‘A decisive turning point to strengthen a spirited fight! DCGI granting
approval to vaccines of @SerumInstIndia and @BharatBiotech accelerates the road
to a healthier and #Corona_virus )
COVID-free
nation. Congratulations India. Congratulations to our hardworking scientists
and innovators,’ read one of his tweets.
‘It would make every Indian proud that the two vaccines that have been given
emergency use approval are made in India! This shows the eagerness of our
scientific community to fulfil the dream of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, at the root
of which is care and compassion,’ he said in another tweet.
‘We reiterate our gratitude to doctors, medical staff, scientists, police
personnel, sanitation workers and all Corona warriors for the outstanding work
done, that too in adverse circumstances. We will remain eternally grateful to
them for saving many lives,’ he said.
Eleven months after the first case of the coronavirus pandemic was detected in
the country, DCGI chief V.G. Somani on Sunday approved the new vaccines.
(uni) (media saheb.com)
