Over 1 million COVID jabs administered; PM says no need to fear, vaccines cleared by scientists Amid concerns expressed by some over the emergency-use clearance given to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, Modi interacted virtually with healthcare workers of his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi. Share Via Email | A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI/VARANASI: The number of beneficiaries receiving COVID-19 vaccine shots crossed the one million mark on Friday even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to dispel fears among a section of people over the injections asserting that all sorts of things are said in politics but the inoculation drive was launched only after nod from scientists.