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WHO, Bill Gates praise India for its 'decisive action' to combat COVID-19 pandemic

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jan 05, 2021, at 09:55 pm

New Delhi: The World Health Organization and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates have praised India for its leadership in scientific innovation and decisive action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

India is gearing up to execute the world's largest vaccination drive in the upcoming days.

In its bid to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Drug Controller General of India recently approved the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, which is manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech.

However, they have been approved for emergency use only.

#India continues to take decisive action & demonstrate its resolve to end #COVID19 pandemic. As the 🌍’s largest vaccine producer it’s well placed to do so.
If we #ACTogether, we can ensure effective & safe vaccines are used to protect the most vulnerable everywhere @narendramodi
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 4, 2021

World Health Organization Head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted: "#India continues to take decisive action & demonstrate its resolve to end #COVID19 pandemic. As the largest vaccine producer it’s well placed to do so. If we #ACTogether, we can ensure effective & safe vaccines are used to protect the most vulnerable everywhere @narendramodi."

It’s great to see India’s leadership in scientific innovation and vaccine manufacturing capability as the world works to end the COVID-19 pandemic @PMOIndia https://t.co/Ds4f3tmrm3
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) January 4, 2021

Bill Gates said: "It’s great to see India’s leadership in scientific innovation and vaccine manufacturing capability as the world works to end the COVID-19 pandemic @PMOIndia."

#COVID19 #WHO #Tedros #BillGates #IndiaPraised

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