Modi says India set to mass produce vaccine
India is ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday
In annual celebrations held at the 17th-century Red Fort and scaled down due to the pandemic, Modi identified health and economic self-reliance as the key priorities for his government.
"Not one, not two, but three vaccines are being tested in different phases in India. When we get a green light from the scientists, then there will be production on a large scale."
At the event, soldiers who ceremonially welcomed Modi had been under quarantine days before the event.
Only around 4,000 guests were allowed and made to sit six feet apart, while medical booths were set up for any attendee showing COVID-19 symptoms during entry.
Modi also launched a national project to roll out health identities for each citizen in thecountry of 1.3 billion
Modi said in his seventh Independence Day speech that records of every health test, disease, medication and other details will be kept under a health ID.
