Puducherry Lt. Governor, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has appealed to the people of Puducherry through All India Radio to take COVID-19 vaccine without any fear and hesitation.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports,&nbsp;Dr Tamilisai, herself a gynaecologist, visited AIR studio to share her views and encourage the public for COVID-19 vaccination.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''In an exclusive interview to AIR Puducherry, LG stated that all the eligible people, like citizens aged&nbsp;above 60 years and those above 45 years with&nbsp;co-morbidity&nbsp;conditions, must be motivated to take the vaccine<br />''&nbsp;<br />''It is a matter of pride that we have developed vaccines in record time, front line, health care workers and the general public should not fear vaccination.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Vaccine is safe and people all over the world are taking it and there is no fatality, she added.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Dr. Tamilisai also appealed to all the people to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 preventive norms so as to prevent the spread of the pandemic.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In order to expedite the immunisation drive the central Government has allowed round-the-clock COVID-19 vaccination. In a tweet, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the people can now get vaccinated 24 by 7 according to their convenience. All private hospitals were also allowed to give the vaccines if they adhere to the laid down norms.</span><br />
News On AIR | March 4, 2021 7:51 PM
Puducherry LG Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan appeals to people through AIR to take COVID-19 vaccine