`Darr hai toh nikaal dijiye`: PM Narendra Modi urges nation to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

PM Modi said that he has taken both doses. `My Mother is almost hundred years old, she has also taken both vaccines,` the Prime Minister stated.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (June 27, 2021) addressed the nation through 'Mann Ki Baat' and urged everyone to overcome the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. 

During the monthly radio programme, PM Modi talked to a group of people from a village and asked them to dispel any fear they have regarding getting a vaccine jab. 

"Darr hai toh nikaal dijiye (dispel fear, if any)," the Prime Minister told them.

"I have taken both doses. My Mother is almost a hundred years old, she has taken both vaccines too. Please do not believe any negative rumours relating to vaccines," PM Modi stated.

The Prime Minister also urged people to trust science and Indian scientists.

He said that those who are spreading rumours on vaccines, 'let them be'.

"We all will do our work and ensure people around us get vaccinated," he added.

PM Modi said that the threat of coronavirus remains and that everyone has to focus on vaccination as well as follow COVID protocols. 

The Mann ki Baat radio address comes a day after India's cumulative vaccination coverage exceeded 32 crores.

So far, the country has witnessed a total of 32,17,60,077 vaccine doses being administered through 42,79,210 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, more than 64 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Saturday.