New Delhi: Better Covid-19
management and a massive vaccination drive prevented the Omicron wave in India
while it caused numerous deaths in other
countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Responding to a supplementary question in the house on
the role of ICMR , Mandaviya said the ICMR has from time to time guided the
country and helped in vaccine-related research leading to India having its own
indigenous vaccine. "It was under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guidance
that India saw best Covid management and largest vaccination drive... While
Omicron caused numerous deaths in other countries, India sailed through Omicron
wave because of vaccination," Mandaviya said during Question Hour.
India faced Omicron threat in December 2021-January 2022. However, the impact of Omicron in India was considered less severe compared to the earlier Delta variant. The cumulative vaccine doses administered incountry so far under nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 184.31 crore. (Agencies)
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