Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Friday to review the progress of India’s vaccination drive.  Officials gave a detailed presentation on various aspects of the vaccination drive.

Modi was briefed about the current availability of vaccines and the roadmap for ramping it up. He was also apprised about the efforts undertaken to help various vaccine manufacturers ramp up the production of vaccines.

"The government of India is actively working with vaccine manufacturers and helping them in terms of facilitating more production units, financing and supply of raw materials," an official statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.

PM Modi reviewed the status of vaccination coverage in healthcare workers as well as front-line workers.

He also took stock of the vaccination coverage in the above 45 as well as 18-44 age group and reviewed the status of vaccine wastage in various states.

Modi said that vaccine wastage numbers are still on the higher side and steps need to be taken to bring them down, IBNS said. (SAM)