India, Jan. 16 -- Prime Minsiter urges people to not dropcautioneven after being vaccinated

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) January 16, 2021. Several vaccination sites were connected virtually while he addressed the people on camera.

A hundred recipients each were scheduled for 3,006 session sites across states and Union territories for the first day.

Ten million healthcare workers and 20 million frontline workers, including personnel of in civic bodies, police and fire departments, anganwadis, etc will be included in this initial phase. Vaccination in two doses (around four weeks apart) is expected to stretch over five months in this phase.

The central g...