TN Health Minister administered Covaxin shot ANI | Updated: Jan 22, 2021 11:27 IST
The minister, who is a medical doctor and also a member of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) took the jab at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital here, as part of the nationwide vaccination campaign against the Covid-19 pandemic. I am doing this as a doctor and a member of the IMA, to instill confidence among Health Care Workers. I request all to get vaccinated and safeguard themselves from Covid , tweeted the Minister on Friday.
On January 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched India s vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing.
The COVID-19 active caseload in the country has further reduced to 1,92,308 comprising 1.81% of the total infections, with Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal accounting for
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): As many as 4,54,049 people have been vaccinated till early Tuesday morning as India's active COVID-19 cases came down to 2 lakhs amid the ongoing vaccination drive in the country.