Instead of crowding a vaccination room, relatives and friends accompanying the persons who are being inoculated against Covid-19, should instead wait outside and greet them with a flower, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash .
The Modi government has touted the vaccine, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, as a key example of India's indigenous manufacturing.
Just hours after the launch, LargestVaccineDrive was trending on Twitter with over 4.3 lakh tweets.
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Covaxin the largest vaccine drive been administered to the recipients at Rajiv Gandhi Government hospital in Chennai on Saturday. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India s COVID-19 vaccination programme, netizens on Saturday lauded the PM for the roll-out of the nationwide inoculation drive with the hashtag LargestVaccineDrive trending on Twitter.
Launching India s COVID-19 vaccination drive, Modi reassured the country that emergency use authorisation was given to two made in India vaccines only after scientists were convinced of their safety and effectiveness, and urged people to beware of propaganda and rumours.
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The nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive will be flagged off at 10.30 am, following which the Chief Minister will inaugurate the vaccination drive in Madurai, said Radhakrishnan.