As for those who are yet to be inoculated, they are being made to wear posters that read “Stay away from me. I’m not vaccinated”
In a bizarre way to boost the vaccination drive, the police in Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh has started “honoring” those who have received the COVID-19 jab, by giving out posters and badges that read “I’m a patriot as I am vaccinated”
#WATCH Police in Madhya Pradesh's Niwari honour those who have taken COVID19 vaccine with a badge that says, "I'm a patriot as I'm vaccinated", & those who haven't got vaccinated being made to wear a poster carrying a message, "Stay away from me as I am not vaccinated yet" pic.twitter.com/cmmv9HrlSf
— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2021
As for those who are yet to be inoculated, they are being made to wear posters that read “Stay away from me. I’m not vaccinated”
“We are honouring those who have taken the jab, and telling those who haven’t, to get vaccinated,” a cop is heard saying in a video shared by ANI. “Tell people I have been vaccinated, which is why I have been felicitated,” he told one bike rider.
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Many social media users termed this move by the police as ‘stupid’ and ‘humiliating’ and said that a shortage of vaccines could be one of the reasons why most haven’t gotten the vaccine.
Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday reported 535 COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths, taking the state’s tally to 7,86,302 and the deaths to 8,405.
1,376 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the state’s recovery count to 7,69,914, leaving it with 7,983 active cases.
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