Amravati (Maharashtra), June 17 -- : Amravati district administration officers on Wednesday visited tribal-dominated remote villages to combat mistrust about the COVID-19 vaccine and counseling them to get inoculated.

"We had made a plan to visit villages. It is very important to tell villagers that we are here to take care of them after vaccination. We have also asked Sanpanchs to encourage villagers to get the vaccine." said an official during a visit to the Melghat region.

Another district administration official said that there are rumours among villagers. They think that if they take the vaccine they might die. "We are trying to put stop to the rumours and making them understand that nothing will happen to them," said an officer.

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