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How PM Modi used humour to lighten up atmosphere during Covid-19 vaccination - India Today

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked into the Covid-19 vaccination centre at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi at 6.30 AM, the medical staff present there was perhaps a bit struck by the situation.

Realising this, PM Modi instantly struck a conversation with them asking them about their names and places of origin to put them at ease.

To further lighten up the atmosphere, the prime minister cracked a joke.

He asked Nurse Niveda, who was given the task to innoculate him, whether she would use a needle meant for veterinary purposes. The nurse said no but didn’t fully understand the question. He then explained that politicians are known to be very thick-skinned and hence were they planning to use a special thick needle for him. On hearing this, the nurse not only laughed but was also put at ease.

Nurse Niveda later told India Today TV that the prime minister, after being administered the vaccine shot, remarked “Laga bhi diya, pata bhi nahin chala (Already done? I didn’t even feel it).”

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No speical arrangements

Speaking to news agency PTI, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria said that the medical staff that administered the vaccine to PM Modi was informed about it only in the morning.

AIIMS was intimated about the prime minister’s visit to the hospital to take the vaccine late Sunday night and as such no special arrangement was made for him, Dr Guleria told PTI.

“As it was a weekday, he chose to come early in the morning so as not to cause any inconvenience to patients at the hospital,” Dr Guleria said.

Dr Guleria said that Sister P Niveda, from Puducherry who administered the Covaxin jab to the prime minister, was informed about her high-profile task only in the morning.

The AIIMS director said that PM Modi took the shot at around 6.30 AM after which he was kept under observation for half-and-hour as per protocol, after which he left.

“He is fine after taking the vaccine,” Dr Guleria said.

After getting the jab of ingenious Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech, PM Modi appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated.

“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,” PM Modi tweeted after taking the vaccine shot.

“I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India Covid-19 free!” he said.

The government had announced on Wednesday last that everyone above 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities will be able to get the Covid-19 vaccine from March 1 for free at government facilities and for a charge at many private hospitals.

Citizens will be able to register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the Co-WIN 2.0 portal - www.cowin.gov.in or through other IT applications such as Aarogya Setu.

There is also a walk-in provision for the beneficiaries to get themselves registered at the nearby session site to get vaccinated.

(With inputs from PTI)

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