Several leaders across the globe have expressed their gratitude to India as the country continues to export vaccines
Bengaluru: With Vasudaiva Kutumbakam as the guiding principle, India has played the role of a big brother during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as it has sent and continues to send vaccines to several countries across the globe.
The gesture is indeed phenomenal as the country has been inoculating its own population while extending a hand of friendship.
It is also noteworthy that India has supplied vaccines to Pakistan as well, though it continues to export terror to Indian soil.
Opindia notes that India has supplied 464.29 lakh made-in-India Covid-19 vaccines to 47 countries as of Thursday. Out of these doses, 71.25 lakh were supplied as a gift and 393.04 lakh were supplied commercially.
Quite naturally, several tall leaders across the globe have thanked India profusely for its magnanimity in providing vaccines.
WHO chief Dr Tedros too had hailed India’s contribution.
He had tweeted, “Thanks 🇮🇳 & Prime Minister @narendramodi for supporting #VaccinEquity. Your commitment to #COVAX and sharing #COVID19 vaccine doses is helping 60+ countries start vaccinating their #healthworkers and other priority groups. I hope other countries will follow your example”.
India has also sent vaccines to far-off countries in the Caribbean. The Prime Minister of St Lucia had thanked Modi as well.
He had said, “Thank you to Prime Minister @narendramodi and our friends from India for donating 25,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to Saint Lucia🇱🇨🇮🇳”.
India, in the true sense, has been the vaccine pharmacy of the world. Though there were some doubts earlier whether India would export vaccines at the cost of its domestic demands, it did send vaccines to other countries.
It is to be noted that India produces 60% of the world’s vaccines and countries wait with bated breath to receive it.
Serum Institute of India Ltd. and Bharat Biotech International Ltd are the ones supplying the vaccines.
India has approved Covishield and Covaxin for emergency use.
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