Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
More Indians willing to take covid vaccine if political leaders do: Survey
Also Read | Vaccination drive picks up slowlyIn India, opposition parties, along with healthcare professionals have urged the government, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top leaders, to take either Covishield or Covaxin doses, which could help in drastically reducing trust and fear issues amongst citizens.
If leaders take the vaccine, the survey said that the hesitancy levels is expected to drop from 58% to 35%.The survey revealed that 29% citizens said they will wait up to three months before taking the vaccine.
Further, 5% said they will wait 3-6 months, 12% said will wait 6-12 months and 5% said will wait more than 12 months and then decide.
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
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