Covid not yet over, get vaccinated: President Kovind in address to nation on eve of Independence Day

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Aug 14, 2021: Addressing the nation on the eve of the Independence Day, President Ram Nath Kovind said the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over and appealed the people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. The President added that at present, vaccine is the biggest protection that we have against Covid-19. "Our experience of the pandemic has taught that we still need to take precautions," he said.

 

President Kovind said while the intensity of the pandemic has come down, but the coronavirus has not yet gone away. "We are yet to come out of the devastating effects of its recurrence this year."

"I appreciate the hard work done by our doctors, nurses, health workers and other Corona warriors. Their service helped the country to control the second wave of Covid-19," he said.

 

I urge all eligible citizens who are yet to get vaccinated to do so at the earliest and also inspire others. pic.twitter.com/oB5QwdkSWU

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 14, 2021

Appreciating the role of health workers during the pandemic, President Ram Nath Kovind said the country can take solace from the fact that more lives have been saved than the lives lost.

"It was our collective determination to overcome the challenge that helped us see the weakening of the second wave. Once again, our corona warriors, the doctors, nurses and health workers, the administrators, and others, risked everything to contain the impact of the second wave," he said.

Stressing on the importance of vaccination, President Kovind termed vaccines the "best possible protection science offers to us". He urged all eligible citizens who are yet to get vaccinated to do so at the earliest and also inspire others."Under the world’s biggest vaccination campaign going on in our country, more than 50 crore fellow citizens have been vaccinated so far. I urge all eligible citizens who are yet to get vaccinated to do so at the earliest and also inspire others," he said.