Madhya Pradesh Police launch vaccination awareness drive, those not vaccinated get poster with skull mark

To overcome vaccine hesitancy, Madhya Pradesh cops are conducting random checks. While those who are vaccinated get ‘I’m patriot’ badges, others who are yet to receive Covid shot are being warned and given a poster with a skull mark on it.

Vaccine hesitancy has emerged as a major challenge for the Madhya Pradesh government in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. To address the issue, the police in Niwari district recently launched a vaccination drive in the state, as part of which people who have received the Covid shot are being given badges with the national flag, while those who haven’t are handed posters with skull mark. #WATCH Police in Madhya Pradesh's Niwari honour those who have taken COVID19 vaccine with a badge that says, "I'm a patriot as I'm vaccinated", & those who haven't got vaccinated being made to wear a poster carrying a message, "Stay away from me as I am not vaccinated yet" pic.twitter.com/cmmv9HrlSf Policemen in Madhya Pradesh are conducting random checks on roads and those who are found vaccinated are ‘honoured’ with a tricolour badge that says “I'm a patriot as I'm vaccinated”. Meanwhile, those who haven’t received even a single dose of vaccine are being made to wear a poster with skull mark. The poster reads: “Mujhse dur rahein, maine abhi corona ka tika nahi lagwaya (Stay away from me, I haven’t got vaccinated for Covid).”