Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 AM on Friday, his office said.

His address comes a day after the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses crossed the landmark figure of 100 crore in India.
The Prime Minister had hailed it as history being scripted and, in an opinion piece on Friday, described India's COVID-19 vaccination drive as a journey from "anxiety to assurance" that has made the country emerge stronger.

He credited its success to people's trust in the vaccines despite "various efforts to create mistrust and panic".

Shortly after the country reached the 100 crore vaccinations milestone mark before 10 AM on Thursday, PM Modi had congratulated the country's health care workers for helping the country achieve the feat.

"The milestone is a triumph of Indian science, enterprise and the collective spirit of 130 crore Indians," he said.

Later, while speaking via video conferencing after inaugurating a new building at AIIMS Campus in New Delhi, PM Modi said, "This day of October 21, 2021, has been recorded in history. India has crossed the 100 crore vaccine doses mark sometime back. 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."