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COVID-Vaccination: PM Modi Likely To Take Corona Vaccine Shot In Second Round Of Vaccination Drive, Say Sources

The Prime Minister has reportedly asked CMs and other politicians to take the shot after the first round of vaccination is over, in a bid to establish trust among people on the vaccines.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers are likely to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in the second phase of vaccination drive, source have claimed. The Prime Minister has reportedly asked CMs and other politicians to take the shot after the first round of vaccination is over, in a bid to establish trust among people on the vaccines.

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In the first phase of vaccination drive, healthcare workers are being inoculated. After medicos, other frontline workers like police, armed forces and municipal workers are scheduled to get the vaccine. The third category to be vaccinated can be people over the age of 50 years, followed by those below the age limit but have co-morbidities.

Opposition has been raising questions over the vaccination drive launched by the Centre with several Congress leaders stating that PM Modi should get vaccinated first.

In total 7.86 lakh healthcare workers have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs till the evening of the fifth day of the nationwide immunisation drive, according to a provisional report of the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.

However, on the fifth day of the vaccination drive, 82 adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) have been reported till 6 pm, the health ministry said.

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