Hyderabad, March 1 -- A 100-year-old man in the city took the COVID-19 vaccine at Medicover Hospitals, opposite Secretariat on Monday.

Telangana Public Health Director Dr G Srinivasa Rao tweeted, dismissing all talks of vaccine hesitancy, a 100 year old from Hyderabad Mr Jaidev Chowdhary gets vaccinated in Telangana."

"Vaccination is the only way to defeat the Pandemic, I was waiting for this day to be vaccinated so that I can enjoy the quality of life and lead an active social life. Due to the Covid pandemic, senior citizens in Hyderabad had to remain indoors for a long time and this is a good opportunity to end this."Jaidev Chowdhry told Telangana Today.

"A lot of misinformation is being spread among the general public about vaccines...