Actress Shilpa Shirodkar has become the first Bollywood celebrity to get COVID-19 vaccine. The actress shared a selfie on Instagram and revealed that she is now 'vaccinated and safe'. 

Shilpa, who lives in Dubai, shared a picture of herself wearing a mask, a small bandage showing on her upper arm. The 47-year-old star of '90s hits such as Hum wrote, "Vaccinated and safe! The new normal... here I come 2021. Thank you, UAE."

 

 

 

 

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Dubai began administering the vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech in the last week of December. 

India, meanwhile, has started dry runs for the vaccine. Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said today, "In the next few days, in the near future, we should be able to give these vaccines to our countrymen. It will be given to our healthcare professional followed by frontline workers."

(Source: Instagram)