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St Cruz MLA among BJP leaders to get vaccine shot

The Goan NetworkPublished Apr 12, 2021, 12:39 AM IST

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OLD GOA
To boost the confidence of the people of St Cruz constituency, many local BJP leaders took their first dose of vaccine at the ‘Tika Utsav’ held at Kadamba Tourist Home-Merces on Sunday.

Among those to receive the first dose included St Cruz MLA Tony Fernandes, ZP member Girish Uskaikar, State BJP vice-president Anil Hoble, his wife Sandhya Hoble, Hemant Golatkar and others.

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Vaccine is safe, has no side effects: Doctor

The Goan Network

Published Apr 12, 2021, 12:38 AM IST

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OLD GOAStating that the vaccine Covishield is safe with no side effects, Chimbel PHC medical officer Dr Jude D’Souza urged the people to come forward for the vaccine.“Even though misinformation is spread on the social media about the vaccine, I have not seen any major side effects,” Dr D’Souza informed while adding that his 84-year-old father has already received the vaccine along with himself and his in-laws.“We should start from our home and then spread the word among…