New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind took the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. According to the details, the president was vaccinated at Delhi’s RR Hospital.
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine at Delhi’s AIIMS, thus, leading a chain of prominent names taking the vaccine shot.
Until Tuesday, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses given in the country had crossed 1.54 crore which includes 6,09,845 shots administered, the Union Health Ministry said in its provisional data.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) being inoculated against the virus. Vaccination of the frontline workers (FLWs) started on February 2.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on March 1 for those who are over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions
