PM Modi’s mother gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
PM Modi’s mother gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that her mother has taken the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine today. Taking to Twitter, the PM Modi said, " happy to share that my mother has taken the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today. I urge everyone to help and motivate people around you who are eligible to take the vaccine."

The Prime Minister did not elaborate details on which vaccine 99-year-old Heera Ben had been administered. India has been administering two vaccines - Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield, developed by the Serum Institute of India.

The Prime Minister's mother lives in Raisin village near Gandhinagar in Gujarat, with her younger son Pankaj Modi.

PM Modi took his first shot of the Covid vaccine on March 1 as the nationwide vaccination of persons above 60 and those over 45 with illnesses began in the second phase. PM Modi will need his second dose in 28 days.

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 and the vaccination of doctors and frontline workers started on February 2. As many as 2,52,89,693 crore doses of the vaccine have been administered so far, the Union Health Ministry said today.

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