TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ PM Narendra Modi at the review meet with districts where COVID-19 vaccination needs to pick up pace “They say one must never underestimate disease and enemies. They have to be fought against till the very end. So, I would want that we should not bring even a slight laxity.
“Progress made so far is due to your hard work. Every member of administration, ASHA workers worked a lot, walked for miles and took vaccination to remote locations. But if we become lax after 1 billion doses, a new crisis can come.
“In this biggest pandemic in 100 years, the nation faced several challenges. A significant thing in the nation’s fight against Corona was that we found out new solutions, used innovative methods. You too will have to work more on innovative methods to increase vaccination in your areas.
” You have to remember that the states that have achieved the goal of administering 100% first dose of vaccine, also faced different challenges in many areas. There were challenges of geography, resources, but these districts overcame those challenges and went ahead.
“We all have vaccine-related experience of several months. We have learnt a lot of things. Even our ASHA workers have learnt how to fight an unknown enemy. You now have to go ahead by making a micro-strategy.