Eighty-year-old Milan Bai took a Covid-19 vaccine shot on Wedneday, motivating the villagers of Gandai block in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district in the process.
The vaccination drive is being held in the remote forested areas of Manpur, Mohla and Chhuikhadan.
Milan Bai, of village Chaknar, braved the rains to reach the vaccination centre, states an official communication.
Rajnandgaon Collector Taran Prakash Sinha said there is a need for public participation in the vaccination drive.