Tika Utsav: Manipur CM N Biren Singh receives first dose of COVID vaccine at JNIMS

On first day of ‘Tika Utsav’ or vaccine festival which is scheduled to go on till April 14, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Chief Minister got vaccine from Imphal’s Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences. India is currently campaigning to vaccinate maximum eligible people in country amid a dely spike in COVID cases.

CM N Biren Singh also urged people who are eligible to get vaccinated.  

“Took my 1st dose of #COVID19 vaccine at JNIMS during launching of #TikaUtsav (11th-14th April 2021). I appeal to all those who are eligible to take vaccine. Stay safe from #SecondWave. Toger, let us make our State and Country COVID-19 free,” re CM Singh’s tweet on Sunday.

In a following tweet, he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his continued efforts towards people of country. He mentioned that Prime Minister called him on Sunday morning to request people of Manipur to get vaccinated. As suggested before, PM Modi also directed ‘test, track, and treat’ mantra to curb current crisis of COVID-19. 

‘Tika Utsav’

‘Tika Utsav’ or vaccine festival that is currently going on in India hopes on vaccinating maximum eligible people. PM Modi, who suggested this event during his meeting with Chief Ministers requested 130 crore Indians to get vaccinated. He furr asked to remember four things:

1. To help elderly to reach centers and get vaccinated
2. Help people to know about facilities available for vaccination
3. Save people by following Covid019 guidelines
4. Creation of ‘micro-containment zones

Prime Minister Modi furr urged people to make sure that eligible people are getting vaccinated.

“We have to ensure that not a single vaccine is lost. We have to move towards zero vaccine waste,” ded PM Modi.

States including Uttar Presh and Bihar are trying to speed vaccination process and it is trying to double process. On Sunday morning Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa tweeted mentioning that vaccine is ‘biggest weapon’ to fight second wave of Covid-19.