“Together, let us make India COVID-19 free!” PM Modi tweeted with a picture of him receiving the coronavirus vaccine shot.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday received his first dose of coronavirus vaccine at Delhi’s premier All India Institutes of Medical Sciences. Sister P Niveda, from Puducherry, administered COVAXIN (Bharat BioTech) to PM Modi.
Tweeting a picture of him receiving the shot, he used the opportunity to address vaccine hesitancy. “Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19. I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India COVID-19 free!”
India will expand its coronavirus vaccination programme today to cover people over 60 years of age and those above 45 with co-morbidities. Registration for this phase of India’s COVID-19 vaccination on Co-WIN2.0 portal will open at 9:00 am today at www.cowin.gov.in. More than 10,000 private hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY, more than 600 hospitals under CGHS and other private hospitals empanelled under State Schemes can function as COVID Vaccination Centres.