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PM Modi kicks off third phase of vaccination, takes first jab of Covaxin

In the age group of 45-60 years of age around 18,850 got the first dose and more than 128,000 beneficiaries over 60 years of age got the shot on Monday

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inoculation with Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, which had courted controversy, will likely build public confidence in the vaccine | Photo: PTI

Ruchika Chitravanshi New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday set the ball rolling for the third phase of vaccination with an early-morning jab of Covaxin at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences. By 7 pm, over 2.5 million citizens had registered on the CoWIN portal, of which 2.4 million were citizen beneficiaries and remaining healthcare and frontline workers. 

In the age group of 45-60 years of age around 18,850 got the first dose and more than 128,000 beneficiaries over 60 years of age got the shot on Monday.

Modi, who wore the Assamese Gamosa, a red and white long scarf, was administered the shot