‘India Atmanirbhar in vaccine production’: PM Modi speaks to health workers

PM Modi interacted with health workers in Varanasi via video conference. Health practitioners who have been vaccinated against coronavirus or have been administering the shots to others took part, sharing their first-hand experiences. PM Modi said that India has become Atmanirbhar in vaccine production and added that India is also helping other countries. ‘When doctors and health workers give a clean chit to the vaccine, it sends a very strong message among people about the efficacy of the shots,’ PM Mod said through video conference. The interaction comes in the backdrop of some opposition parties questioning the efficacy of the vaccines. The prime minister had launched the nationwide inoculation drive on January 16 with over three crore healthcare and frontline workers prioritised to get the jabs initially. Watch the full video for all the details.