Referring to the mythological plant that is believed to have powers to cure all diseases, the health minister said that the vaccines will prove to be “sanjeevani for all of us”.
A day after the second phase of the mega vaccination drive against the virus began in India, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The BJP leader received his jab of the indigenous Covaxin in front of cameras at the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute. His wife Nutan Goel too was vaccinated. They both paid ₹ 250 each, the capped fee for Covid vaccine shot at private institutes.
They were kept under observation for 30 minutes after the inoculation as per protocol. “Me and my wife…neither of us have experienced any side-effects so far,” Harsh Vardhan told reporters. “I appeal to all those who are above 60 and above 45 with comorbidities. Please go ahead and get vaccinated either at the government or private hospitals.”
Referring to the mythological plant that is believed to have powers to cure all diseases, the health minister said that the vaccines will prove to be “sanjeevani for all of us”.
From yesterday, the second phase of the vaccination drive, for those over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 with illnesses, began. Among other key names that got vaccinated today are Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur and National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inoculated at AIIMS Delhi on Monday.
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