Prime Minister Modi gets the second dose of vaccine administered at AIIMS, Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the second dose of Covaxin, the vaccine which is domestically developed by Indian Council of Medical Research and Bharat Biotech. The Indian Prime Minister got the second shot of Covaxin at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Science.

The Prime Minister got administered the second shot in the early hours of Thursday, hours before his evening meeting with Chief Ministers where he is set to probably discuss the inoculation drive and the probable second wave of Covid-19 which is hitting the certain states in India.

The vaccine shot was given to the Indian leader by P Niveda, a nurse from Puducherry who also administered him his first dose of the vaccine and Nisha Sharma, a nurse from Punjab.

After a recent study had advised for a gap of four to eight weeks to be observed between the two doses of Covid-19 for better efficacy, the Indian government had made it mandatory for the gap to be followed by Indians.

Prime Minister Modi got the second dose of the vaccine administered after a gap of 37 days to abide by the new vaccine guidelines.

He posted about this development on Twitter, urging people eligible for the vaccine to get it administered to themselves.

Got my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS today.

Vaccination is among the few ways we have, to defeat the virus.

If you are eligible for the vaccine, get your shot soon. Register on https://t.co/hXdLpmaYSP. pic.twitter.com/XZzv6ULdan

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 8, 2021

The Prime Minister had taken the first dose of Covaxin on March 1st when India had opened its second phase of its inoculation campaign for senior citizens and people above the age of 45 years with comorbidities.

He had tweeted about his first dose of the vaccine, “Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19. I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India COVID-19 free!”

Even though cases in India are increasing at a worrying level recording 1.15 lakh cases on Wednesday alone, the Union Health Ministry recently came forward to state that India has surpassed USA in becoming the fastest Covid-19 vaccinating nation due to India’s average daily rate of 30,93,861 doses of vaccine.