V-Day Updates: Doctors at Delhi's RML Hospital apprehensive about getting Covaxin shot

#LargestVaccineDrive@drharshvardhan visited the vaccination site at Sir Gangaram Hospital in New Delhi today. He interacted with the doctors, nurses and other HCWs and applauded their selfless commitment in the fight against #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/jSZunxtFpb

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) January 16, 2021

Resident Doctors' Association of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi requests medical superintendent to vaccinate them with Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, expresses apprehension about Covaxin

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 16, 2021

दिल्ली समेत देशभर में आज से कोरोना वैक्सीन लगने की शुरुआत हो गई है, LNJP अस्पताल के वैक्सीन सेंटर का दौरा कर व्यवस्थाओं का जायज़ा लिया

वैक्सीन लेने वालों में उत्साह भी है और खुशी भी, हम सब मिलकर जल्द ही कोरोना को हराएंगे, लेकिन तब तक संक्रमण से बचाव के नियमों का पालन करते रहें। pic.twitter.com/7jAzXKT2n7

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 16, 2021

Delhi: Dr AK Singh Rana, medical superintendent of RML Hospital, was administered Bharat Biotech's #Covaxin today. pic.twitter.com/D7F7Fj0BxF

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Everyone was eagerly waiting for this day. Finally, the vaccine is out. Vaccination would take place at 167 booths... It would take one to one-and-half-a-year to vaccinate everyone. Until then, we need to continue to follow COVID related protocols: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot pic.twitter.com/5jvJXl6VRh

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Vaccines have been approved only after testing. I say this confidently that the vaccines will benefit everyone: G Kishan Reddy, Minister of State for Home Affairs, in Hyderabad https://t.co/bMLwUQGliC

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Leh: The soldiers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) deployed at forward posts were administered the Covid-19 vaccination today.

"Today, we received the corona vaccine at Sector Hospital in Ladakh. There were no side-effects and I feel good," said a soldier. pic.twitter.com/qC0yDcRrpg

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Dr Katyayani Sharma, Chief Medical Officer & Dr Skalzang Angmo, Asst Commandant were administered #CovidVaccine in Ladakh today

"Under the campaign initiated by Centre, we've been administered the first #Covishield vaccine. It's safe & we feel healthy," said Dr Katyayani Sharma. pic.twitter.com/NDyjlXBXBW

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Safety proven without doubt on thousands & thousands of individuals. We should respect the scientific processes that unfolded in extremely different, difficult & unusual circumstances. Today 2 great vaccines are available. Whatever vaccine you're allotted, please take it: VK Paul https://t.co/jt6kTGOUNk

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

If the vaccine is so safe & reliable & efficacy of the vaccine is beyond question then how is it that not a single functionary of the government has stepped forward to get themselves vaccinated as it has happened in other countries around the world?: Congress MP Manish Tewari https://t.co/M1PdUV96Xr

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

It is a matter of great pride for the entire country that the 2 #COVID19vaccines approved for emergency use in India have been manufactured indigenously.

Both COVISHIELD & COVAXIN have proven safety & immunogenicity records.#LargestVaccineDrive @PMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/PLcnQyozbx

— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) January 16, 2021

CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray launched the state-wide vaccination drive and inaugurated the COVID Vaccination Centre in BKC. In the first phase of priority group, health care workers were vaccinated today. pic.twitter.com/gFH5mGOYnz

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) January 16, 2021

If the vaccine is so safe & reliable & efficacy of the vaccine is beyond question then how is it that not a single functionary of the government has stepped forward to get themselves vaccinated as it has happened in other countries around the world?: Congress MP Manish Tewari https://t.co/KDUNCaD8rt

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

I want to reassure everyone that the vaccine is safe. It is efficacious. We have to vaccinate a huge number of people & therefore we can't start being very choosy. We must have confidence in our researchers, scientists & regulatory authorities: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria pic.twitter.com/fTZKyj8tbl

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

We've started the world's largest vaccination programme & we are very confident that it will be a smooth programme & we will be able to vaccinate a very huge number of people. It is the beginning of the end as far as the pandemic is concerned: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria https://t.co/cPRyGFUC8u pic.twitter.com/dFf9kat9UW

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth witnesses COVID-19 vaccine administration at Balrampur hospital in Lucknow.

"102 health workers would receive vaccine at the hospital today, out of which 15 people have been given so far & everyone of them are totally fine," he says. pic.twitter.com/Bx0EcgmmiA

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) January 16, 2021

I wish India & Sri @narendramodi ji great success in launching the world’s largest COVID vaccination roll-out. It brings me great pride that #COVISHIELD is part of this historic effort & to endorse it’s safety & efficacy, I join our health workers in taking the vaccine myself. pic.twitter.com/X7sNxjQBN6

— Adar Poonawalla (@adarpoonawalla) January 16, 2021

I would like to congratulate PM Narendra Modi & the people of India for the landmark launch of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive today. We hope it comes as an answer to pacify all the sufferings we have endured this pandemic: Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering pic.twitter.com/szmtD6djwb

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

This is probably the biggest immunisation campaign against COVID anywhere in the world. India has tremendous experience in handling such issues. We have already eradicated polio and smallpox: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan pic.twitter.com/Ms3XAeZJOu

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan shows a dose of COVAXIN developed by Bharat Biotech at AIIMS, Delhi as the first phase of vaccination begins across the country. pic.twitter.com/QQP3p6CNdV

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Jammu and Kashmir: The Covid-19 vaccination drive begins at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar.

"I am happy. I volunteered to get the first jab to encourage others so that others can also benefit from the vaccine," said a volunteer. pic.twitter.com/BsVqb209j1

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

This is a historic day. We are working to successfully carry out the first phase of the vaccination drive within the deadline & then complete the second phase to make a healthy Jammu and Kashmir. We need to continue following Covid protocols: J&K Governor Manoj Sinha https://t.co/Nc8Tulvf7f pic.twitter.com/yj23S9kryy

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Gujarat: The Covid-19 vaccination drive begins at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad in presence of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani & Deputy CM Nitin Patel. pic.twitter.com/AEGn1LS7UJ

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Odisha: Former AIIMS Director and Vice Chancellor of SOA University, Dr Ashok Mohapatra receives the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at SUM hospital in Bhubaneswar. pic.twitter.com/32CamACapK

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

मध्यप्रदेश शासन के मंत्रीद्वय श्री @VishvasSarang और श्री @DrPRChoudhary, समस्त वरिष्ठ अधिकारी, कर्मचारी, स्वास्थ्यकर्मी सहित प्रशासन की पूरी टीम के प्रति हृदय से आभार व्यक्त करता हूँ जिन्होंने #LargestVaccineDrive के लिए चाक चौबंद व्यवस्था की। pic.twitter.com/3QRAgsfALq

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) January 16, 2021

AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria receives COVID-19 vaccine jab at AIIMS, Delhi. pic.twitter.com/DI56is2Ya3

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

#WATCH | Manish Kumar, a sanitation worker, becomes the first person to receive COVID-19 vaccine jab at AIIMS, Delhi in presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. pic.twitter.com/6GKqlQM07d

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

If you are going to get #Covaxin, this is the consent form you will need to sign today #COVIDVaccine pic.twitter.com/h7DaK3m85r

— abantika ghosh (@abantika77) January 16, 2021

#WATCH live: PM Modi launches nation-wide COVID-19 vaccination drive via video conference. https://t.co/ZS0oJofkVl

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Maharashtra: The staff at a hospital in Aundh district of Pune make rangoli to welcome those participating in Covid-19 vaccine drive

"I am relieved that vaccination is finally out. The paramedical staff is very happy. I will get the shot of Covaxin today," said a hospital staff. pic.twitter.com/CVioca3G5W

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch the pan-India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive shortly, through video conference. pic.twitter.com/KBxOwySd7b

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

#COVID19 की चुनौती का सामना हमारे प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi ने जिस दूरदर्शिता के साथ किया, उसे पूरी दुनिया ने सराहा है।

ऐसा सक्षम नेतृत्व पाना देश का सौभाग्य है। उनके नेतृत्व में देश इस चुनौती से पूर्णत: मुक्त होने के पथ पर बढ़ चला है। हम सफल होंगे। #LargestVaccineDrive

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) January 16, 2021

Jharkhand: Sadar Hospital in Ranchi all set for the launch of the Covid-19 vaccination drive. pic.twitter.com/UXYvJkzoRQ

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

West Bengal: The staff of SSKM Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata gets ready for the launch of Covid-19 vaccination drive.

PM Narendra Modi will launch the vaccination drive at 10:30 am today. pic.twitter.com/wGB83CsVVq

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

#WATCH | Health workers clap and cheer as COVID-19 vaccine reaches the vaccination centre at Cooper hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/QOp2X15Cs8

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

आज देशभर में कोरोना महामारी को हराने के लिए टीकाकरण शुरू हो रहा है। इस दिन का सभी लोग लंबे समय से बेसब्री से इंतजार कर रहे थे। इस टीकाकरण अभियान की सफलता के लिए मैं शुभकामनाएं देता हूं।

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) January 16, 2021

ना रुकेगा भारत, ना डरेगा भारत! कोविड से जीतेगा भारत! 🇮🇳

प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी के नेतृत्व में करोड़ों भारतियों को वैक्सीन मिलनी शुरू! ऐतिहासिक दिन

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) January 16, 2021

Bihar: Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Patna has been decorated with flowers and balloons ahead of the launch of the Covid-19 vaccination drive. pic.twitter.com/ldUlzsF7Bm

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will witness the launch of COVID-19 vaccination programme at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital today.

"Doctors, nursing and sanitation staff will be given vaccine today," says Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of the hospital. pic.twitter.com/ADpce3fsgH

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Delhi: Visuals from COVID-19 vaccination centre at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will visit AIIMS to witness the launch of the vaccination programme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10.30 am. pic.twitter.com/peDLyOhUIp

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Uttar Pradesh: BHU Hospital in Varanasi decorated with balloons ahead of Covid-19 vaccine drive.
"Covid protocols will be strictly followed and vaccination will be administered to people in slots to avoid crowding," said Dr NP Singh, Additional CMO of BHU. pic.twitter.com/nvrEgnhf8e

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) January 16, 2021

Country-wide vaccination drive against #COVID19 to begin today; visuals from Guwahati Medical College in Assam. pic.twitter.com/z1rkguECPZ

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

पंजाबः देश में आज से शुरू हो रहे वैक्सीनेशन के लिए अमृतसर के सिविल अस्पताल में तैयारियां चल रही हैं। प्रधानमंत्री आज वीडियो कांफ्रेंसिंग के जरिए देशभर में वैक्सीनेशन कार्यक्रम की शुरुआत करेंगे। #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ofG84fVL3n

— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) January 16, 2021

Telangana: Area Hospital, Nampally in Hyderabad has been decorated with flowers and balloons ahead of the start of the first phase of nation-wide COVID-19 vaccination drive. pic.twitter.com/RAKG4NW468

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021