Amitabh Bachchan gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the latest Bollywood celebrity to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Big B revealed the news on his social media handles and his blog, stating that he and his family have got the first dose of the vaccine.
Big B also shared that son-actor Abhishek Bachchan who is on location for a film shoot is yet to get vaccinated. Abhishek has been filming for his upcoming social comedy ‘Dasvi’ in Agra. The actor completed the shooting on Thursday.
Taking to Twitter, the veteran star wrote, “Got it done! My CoviD vaccination this afternoon, All well.” T 3861 – Got it done ! My CoviD vaccination this afternoon .. All well .. 🙏 — Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) April 1, 2021 On his Tumblr blog, he wrote, “DONE .. vaccination done .. all well .. did Covid test for family and staff yesterday .. results came today .. all good , all negative .. so done the vaccine .. all family done except Abhishek .. he be on location and shall do it on return soon in a few days.” Calling the vaccination process “historic”, Big B said he will later pen a detailed blog post about it. He added, “back to work tomorrow .. see ya .. oh .. the entire procedure of taking the vaccination needs a rather detailed exclusive Blog .. shall do so .. later .. it was historic.” Along with the update, the actor also shared a picture of a health worker giving him the shot. In the picture on the blog post, he is seen in a white kurta pyjama, wearing a head gear and large glasses. Last year, Amitabh, Abhishek, his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai and granddaughter Aaradhya had all tested positive for the deadly disease.