Coronavirus updates | January 16, 2021 Updated: Updated: January 16, 2021 22:03 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged-off the first phase of the pan-India roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination drive at 10.30 a.m. via video conferencing. Share Article AAA First shot of the COVID-19 vaccine was administered to a healthcare worker in the presence of Health Minister Harshavardhan at AIIMS, New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged-off the first phase of the pan-India roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination drive at 10.30 a.m. via video conferencing. The world’s largest vaccination programme will begin at a total of 3,006 session sites across all the States and the Union Territories, which will be connected virtually throughout the exercise. Nearly 100 beneficiaries will receive the vaccine at each of the session sites on Saturday.