Yogi Adityanath Receives First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine here and appealed to all those eligible to get inoculated.

Sister Rashmi Jeet Singh administered Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN to the chief minister at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civil Hospital.

आज मैंने लखनऊ स्थित डॉ. श्यामा प्रसाद मुखर्जी (सिविल) अस्पताल में स्वदेशी कोरोना वैक्सीन की प्रथम डोज प्राप्त की।

मैं, उत्तर प्रदेश को ‘कोरोना मुक्त’ बनाने हेतु वैक्सीन लेने योग्य सभी लोगों का वैक्सीनेशन हेतु आह्वान करता हूँ।
आइए, कोरोना के विरुद्ध संघर्ष में हम सभी सहभागी बनें। pic.twitter.com/9AmSaow4g7

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) April 5, 2021

Singh, the nursing officer in the hospital, told PTI that the “chief minister took all information regarding the vaccine and after taking the jab waited for 30 minutes before leaving the hospital.”

“The chief minister also appealed to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine,” she said.

He also asked people to take all precaution as COVID-19 cases are rising again, she said.

The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 8,881 on Sunday with 31 more fatalities in the state while 4,164 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 6,30,059.