Published: Saturday, January 16, 2021, 16:10 [IST]
Kochi, Jan 16: Receiving the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in this southern port city, renowned cardio-thoracic surgeon Dr Jose Chacko Periyappuram on Saturday hailed the country s efforts to wipe out the novel coronavirus and said he felt comfortable after the vaccination.
Dr Periyappuram, who performed the first successful heart transplant in Kerala, urged people to not fall prey to the false propaganda unleashed on the social media against the global effort to end the pandemic. Some people have some misconceptions about the vaccination. They are seen carried away by false propaganda unleashed through the social media, he said.