The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh also posted a picture in which he is seen taking the jab.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Lucknow and he appealed to all those eligible to get inoculated.
“Today I have taken first dose of ‘swadeshi’ coronavirus vaccine at Lucknow’s Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civil Hospital. I appeal to all those eligible to take vaccine to make U.P. ‘Corona Free’. Come, we all contribute in the fight against the coronavirus,” the Chief Minister said in a tweet in Hindi.
Mr. Adityanath also posted a picture in which he is seen taking the jab. Nurse Rashmi Jeet Singh administered Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN to the Chief Minister at the hospital.
Ms. Singh, who is the nursing officer at the health facility, 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…