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New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) India has scripted history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday as the COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100 crore milestone, and asserted that it now has a strong protective shield to combat the biggest pandemic in 100 years.Modi hailed the vaccination landmark as a triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of 130 crore Indians and visited Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital where he interacted with healthcare and frontline workers besides those being administered the jabs.Speaking via video conferencing after inaugurating the Infosys Foundation Vishram Sadan at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on the Jhajjar Campus of New Delhi AIIMS, Modi said this day of October 21, 2021 has been recorded in history."To combat the biggest pandemic in 100 years, the country now has a strong protective shield of 100 crore vaccine doses.
This achievement belongs to India, every citizen of India," he said, expressing gratitude to the those engaged in the programme.Modi tweeted, "India scripts history.
We are witnessing the triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of 130 crore Indians.
Congrats India on crossing 100 crore vaccinations.
Gratitude to our doctors, nurses and all those who worked to achieve this feat." He added, "Today, when India has achieved a #VaccineCentury, I went to a vaccination centre at Dr.
Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.