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Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes first COVID-19 vaccine shot, see pics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inoculated with the first dose of a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine on Monday (March 1), kicking off an expansion of the country's immunisation campaign that began in mid-January with healthcare workers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets COVID-19 vaccine jab on Monday
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the AIIMS hospital on Monday to receive a shot of the Indian COVID-19 vaccine.
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Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN was used to vaccinate PM Modi
Bharat Biotech has said efficacy data from a late-stage trial on nearly 26,000 volunteers who took COVAXIN will be out soon. The company, along with India`s drug regulator, says COVAXIN is safe and effective, based on early and intermediate studies.
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The Prime Minister lauded doctors and scientists for their efforts
"Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19," Modi said on Twitter, posting a picture of him getting the shot at a government hospital in New Delhi.
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Sister P Niveda administered the vaccine to the Prime Minister
The PM was administered the COVID vaccine shot by two nurses - Sister P Niveda and sister Rosamma Anil - at the AIIMS, Delhi.
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The Prime Minister encouraged everyone to take the vaccine
"I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India COVID-19 free!" PM Modi said in his tweet.
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