Bhubaneswar: As the Covid-19 vaccination drive kicked off in Capital Hospital here, Biranchi Nayak, a Class IV staff here was the first to take the shot of vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
The vaccination of the 1.92 lakh health workers and frontline COVID warriors began in 161 session sites, including six in Bhubaneswar.
According to reports, the vaccination drive kicked off in all the centres as soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the vaccination programme through video-conferencing.
The Phase-I vaccination drive in the state will continue for over 12 days.