The world’s biggest immunization drive against the corona began today as India starts vaccinating three crores of its frontline workers. In the first phase, two indigenous vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield, will be administered to priority groups.  Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for the launch of nationwide corona vaccination drive.

In a facebook post, Tshering wrote, "I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for the landmark launch of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive today."

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi started the vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing. The drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase. A total of 3006 session sites across all states and union territories were virtually connected during the launch. 

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