Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan on Wednesday obtained the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The 55-year-old actor, who was noticed at the Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra within the night, shared the information on Twitter.
“Took my first dose of vaccine today….” Salman Khan wrote on the microblogging web site.
Took my first dose of vaccine at the moment….
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) March 24, 2021
The “Bharat” star’s dad and mom — veteran screenwriter Salim Khan and producer Salma Khan — obtained their first dose of the vaccine just a few days in the past, a supply near Salman Khan instructed PTI.
On Tuesday, the federal government introduced that from April 1, all folks above 45 years of age can be eligible to get COVID-19 vaccines.
Union minister Prakash Javadekar mentioned now even folks with out comorbidities who’re greater than 45 years of age can get inoculated.
Salman Khan is the most recent Indian movie celeb to be vaccinated, after Sanjay Dutt, Sharmila Tagore, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Mohanlal, Jeetendra, Kamal Haasan, Nagarjuna, Neena Gupta, Rakesh Roshan, and Johnny Lever.
According to the Union well being ministry, the quantity of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered within the nation has crossed 5 crore until Tuesday.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare staff getting vaccinated first and immunisation of frontline staff started from February 2.
The subsequent part of COVID-19 vaccination commenced on March 1 for individuals who are over 60 years of age and for folks aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid situations.Â
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