PM Modi's mother Heera Ben took her first shot of the Covid vaccine today (File photo) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that her mother has taken the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine today. In his tweet, he also urged everyone to help and motivate eligible people to get inoculated. "Happy to share that my mother has taken the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today. I urge everyone to help and motivate people around you who are eligible to take the vaccine," PM Modi tweeted. The Prime Minister did not elaborate details on which vaccine 99-year-old Heera Ben had been administered. India has been administering two vaccines - Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield, developed by the Serum Institute of India.