<p>India effectively handled the Omicron wave, which caused numerous deaths in other countries, because of better Covid management and a massive vaccination drive, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday.</p>.<p>Replying to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha, Mandaviya said the ICMR has from time to time guided the country and helped in vaccine-related research leading to India having its own indigenous vaccine.</p>.<p>"It was under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guidance that India saw best Covid-19 management and largest vaccination drive... While Omicron caused numerous deaths in other countries, India sailed through the Omicron wave because of vaccination," Mandaviya said during the Question Hour.</p>.<p>India, which battled the deadly second wave blamed on the Delta variant in April-May last year, faced the Omicron challenge in December 2021-January 2022. However, the impact of Omicron in India was apparently less severe compared to the Delta variant.</p>.<p>The cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 184.31 crore.</p>.<p>India's indigenous Covid vaccine Covaxin is being manufactured by Bharat Biotech.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>India effectively handled the Omicron wave, which caused numerous deaths in other countries, because of better Covid management and a massive vaccination drive, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday.</p>.<p>Replying to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha, Mandaviya said the ICMR has from time to time guided the country and helped in vaccine-related research leading to India having its own indigenous vaccine.</p>.<p>"It was under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guidance that India saw best Covid-19 management and largest vaccination drive... While Omicron caused numerous deaths in other countries, India sailed through the Omicron wave because of vaccination," Mandaviya said during the Question Hour.</p>.<p>India, which battled the deadly second wave blamed on the Delta variant in April-May last year, faced the Omicron challenge in December 2021-January 2022. However, the impact of Omicron in India was apparently less severe compared to the Delta variant.</p>.<p>The cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 184.31 crore.</p>.<p>India's indigenous Covid vaccine Covaxin is being manufactured by Bharat Biotech.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>