'Get Your Shot Soon': PM Modi Receives Second Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine At AIIMS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (8 April) received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

PM Modi had earlier received the first jab of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin on 1 March, after the vaccination was rolled out for people above 60 years of age and those above 45 with comorbidities.

"Vaccination is among the few ways we have, to defeat the virus," he added.

PM Modi also appealed to all those who are eligible for vaccine to get vaccinated soon.

It should be noted that from 1 April, all those above 45 years of age are eligible to receive the vaccine under India's Covid-19 vaccination drive that began on 16 January this year.