<p>Seventy per cent of India's adults have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 while 93 per cent received the first jab, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya while launching a postage stamp on indigenously developed vaccine Covaxin to mark one year of the inoculation drive.</p>.<p>The drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase.</p>.<p>Addressing the commemorative postage stamp release event through a video link, Mandaviya said it is a proud moment for Indians and the entire world is amazed by the country's Covid inoculation drive.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/vaccination-added-great-strength-to-fight-against-covid-pm-modi-1071641.html" target="_blank">Vaccination added great strength to fight against Covid: PM Modi</a></strong></p>.<p>"India has been able to achieve the milestone of administering over 156 crore doses despite such a huge population and diversity," he said.</p>.<p>"On the occasion of completion of one year of the Covid vaccination drive, a postage stamp has been released on the vaccine indigenously developed jointly by the ICMR and Bharat Biotech, realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji's dream of self-reliant India." the minister said.</p>.<p>He also congratulated all scientists on the occasion.</p>.<p>"Our prime minister encouraged scientists to carry out research and develop an indigenous Covid vaccine and held discussions with vaccine manufacturing companies and offered them support.</p>.<p>"There was no dearth of manpower or brainpower. What was needed was the ability to identify the potential in the country for coming up with vaccines," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Seventy per cent of India's adults have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 while 93 per cent received the first jab, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya while launching a postage stamp on indigenously developed vaccine Covaxin to mark one year of the inoculation drive.</p>.<p>The drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase.</p>.<p>Addressing the commemorative postage stamp release event through a video link, Mandaviya said it is a proud moment for Indians and the entire world is amazed by the country's Covid inoculation drive.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/vaccination-added-great-strength-to-fight-against-covid-pm-modi-1071641.html" target="_blank">Vaccination added great strength to fight against Covid: PM Modi</a></strong></p>.<p>"India has been able to achieve the milestone of administering over 156 crore doses despite such a huge population and diversity," he said.</p>.<p>"On the occasion of completion of one year of the Covid vaccination drive, a postage stamp has been released on the vaccine indigenously developed jointly by the ICMR and Bharat Biotech, realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji's dream of self-reliant India." the minister said.</p>.<p>He also congratulated all scientists on the occasion.</p>.<p>"Our prime minister encouraged scientists to carry out research and develop an indigenous Covid vaccine and held discussions with vaccine manufacturing companies and offered them support.</p>.<p>"There was no dearth of manpower or brainpower. What was needed was the ability to identify the potential in the country for coming up with vaccines," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>