Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his parents received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital here on Thursday.
The Covishield vaccine was first administered to Kejriwal’s parents, Govind Ram Kejriwal and Gita Devi, and then to the chief minister.
“My parents and I got vaccinated today. All of us are feeling fine. There should not be any doubt about the vaccine anymore and I would request more and more people to get vaccinated,” the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo told reporters.
The Delhi government will open more vaccination centres for the public if the need arises, he added.
During the second-phase of the inoculation drive that started on March 1, people aged 60 years and above and those in the 45-59 age group with specific comorbidities are being administered the vaccine at 192 hospitals across Delhi.
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal, wife get COVID-19 vaccine shots
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and his wife, Mala Bhagat, took their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Tirath Ram Shah Hospital here on Thursday, officials said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his parents were also administered the vaccine at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital on the day.
During the second-phase of the inoculation drive that started on March 1, people aged 60 years and above and those in the 45-59 age group with specific comorbidities are being administered the vaccine at 192 hospitals across Delhi.
(Cover: Senior citizen and others sit waiting for a shot of Covishield vaccine during the COVID-19 vaccination drive at LNJP Hospital on March 1, 2021 in New Delhi, India / Getty Images)
