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Senior citizens line up for shot at Delhi centres amid CoWIN glitches

PM Modi sets ball rolling for third phase of vaccination, joining the long list of global leaders who have taken the jab

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A man receives a Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, at a vaccination centre, in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters

Ruchika ChitravanshiGeetika Srivastava New Delhi
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the ball rolling for the third phase of the vaccination, joining the long list of global leaders who have taken the jab, senior citizens started lining up at the hospitals from early morning. Till 1 PM, 1 million citizens had registered on the Co-WIN portal, according to health ministry data.
 
The prime minister visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, to receive the homegrown Covaxin jab by Bharat Biotech. "(It is) remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the fight against Covid-19. I appeal to

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