Hyderabad, Jul 12: Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan created history by taking her second dose of vaccine at a tribal habitation in the state.

Inspiring and motivating tribal people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the COVID pandemic, Dr. Soundararajan on Monday got her second dose of vaccine along with the tribal women at KC Thanda, a tribal habitation in Maheshwaram Mandal of Ranga Reddy district.

Concerned about the reports indicating a low percentage of vaccination among tribal people, the Governor administered her second dose of the vaccine among the tribal people.

Inspired by the fact that none other than the State’s First Citizen coming to their tribal village and taking the vaccine along with them, the tribal women and others enthusiastically vied with each other to take the vaccine.

“I just want to set an example by taking the vaccine at their remote tribal habitation and motivate the tribal people to overcome the vaccine-hesitancy and come forward to get vaccinated,” she said.

Amazed and inspired by the personal presence of the Governor herself, the tribal people in the Thanda took an instantaneous interest in getting vaccinated in this remote habitation of tribals.

Seated along with tribal women, who came in their rich traditional attire, Dr. Soundararajan took the second dose evoking instantaneous applause from the tribal people and the medical and health staff, and the media personnel present in the PHC.

The Governor, who is a doctor herself, by taking the vaccine amidst and along with the tribal people, has created a huge impact and inspiration among the tribal people to shun their vaccine-hesitancy and get the vaccine administered.

She called for the 100 percent vaccination of all the tribal people with special attention towards those primitive tribal groups living in remote forest areas.

“The tribal people should be given vaccination on a priority basis. They should be protected from this deadly pandemic,” Dr. Soundararajan added. (UNI)