The sanitation officer grew to be the first Indian to receive a Covid vaccine when we started the largest vaccination campaign in the world.
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| The government plans to vaccinate 300 million people |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the app that seeks to vaccinate more than 1.3 billion people against the Covid virus.
He praised front-line workers who would be the first to take the hit.
India has recorded the second highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world after the United States.
Millions of doses of two approved vaccines, Coffeeshild and Coffaxine, were shipped across the country in the days leading up to the start of the campaign.
"We are launching the largest vaccination marketing campaign in the world, and this indicates our ability to the world," Modi said, addressing the United States on Saturday morning.
He explained that India is properly organized to vaccinate its population with the help of an app, which will help the authorities to fine-tune the marketing campaign and make sure that no one is left out.
Mr. Modi spoke extensively about the doctors, nurses and other front-line workers "who showed us the light" in "tough times."
"They stayed away from their families to serve humanity. Hundreds of them never returned home. They sacrificed their lives to save others. That is why healthcare workers take the first blows, that's how we respect them."
Doctors and medical staff at Max Hospital in Delhi tell me that there is a lot of hope in the vaccination campaign. One of the officials described it as a "new dawn" and said: "It is the beginning of the end of Covid."
Inside the waiting room, there are posters on the wall with information about what documents to bring, how safe the vaccine is, and precautions to take even after vaccination. Among those vaccinated on Saturday were doctors, nurses and reception staff from all departments.
Names are chosen alphabetically, so the ones who get hit are usually those whose names begin with the letter A.
Ashutosh Chaturvedi, a 31-year-old nurse who was described by sanatorium officers as a "Covid warrior", grew into the first vaccine Max received.
"I'm fine, I feel fine," she told reporters as she stepped off the slope of the hospital, which was decorated with blue, green and white balloons.
She told me that since April he has worked in the emergency room of the Covid room, treating people with coronavirus.
The government plans to vaccinate 300 million people in early August. This will happen in government health centers, schools, universities, community halls, city offices, and wedding halls.
Many hospitals in India offer the first doses of vaccine.
Dr. Atul Peters was one of those who received an injection at Max Hospital.
"It is a very big day. I am grateful to those who worked hard to make this a reality. I was very happy when I received a call telling me that my name was on the list."
He instructed the BBC: “We have struggled to challenge all parts of the pandemic to market life, plus we are dealing with the pandemic first to assuage people's fears that the vaccine is now unsafe."
India's drug regulator has given the green light to two vaccines: Coffeeshield (the local name for the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine developed in the UK) and Kovaxin, manufactured locally by the pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech.
But concerns were raised about the efficacy of Covaxin because emergency regulatory approval came before the completion of phase 3 clinical trials. The organizer and manufacturer said the vaccine is safe and efficacy data will be available in February. .
Both vaccines will be given as two injections, 28 days apart, and the second dose will be a booster shot. Immunity begins to appear after the first dose, but reaches its full effect 14 days after the second dose.
The status of vaccines and beneficiaries will be tracked electronically in real time: around 8 million people have already registered for early vaccinations. More than 600,000 people have received training to drive.
Stabbing will be voluntary, and recipients will receive a vaccination certificate after completing both doses.
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