Viral Video: UP Man Scared of Getting COVID Jab Climbs Tree to Avoid Officials. Watch

While authorities seem to have forcefully brought down the man to vaccinate him, an official said the man was 'convinced'. 

Lucknow: Even after a year of India’s COVID vaccination drive, some people are scared of getting the jab whether its due to the rumours about its side effects or the fear of getting inoculated itself. A video is going viral on social media where a man from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district climbed a tree to avoid health workers who were conducting a drive for COVID-19 vaccination as didn’t want to get inoculated. The video showed the man (in red sweater) atop the branch of a tree, clinging to the tree’s bark as he was afraid of getting vaccinated.

The team of officials conducting a drive then ordered the man to come down. An official could be heard directing a health worker to climb the tree after the man and vaccinate him. “Neeche utriye (come down),” the official asks the man.

He then directs health workers to vaccinate the man on the tree itself as he was not coming down. “Lagao ji inko injection lagao,” the official says. But the man gives in, takes off his sweater and shirt, and gets the jab.

While authorities seem to have forcefully brought down the man to vaccinate him, an official said the man was ‘convinced’.

“A boatman and another man who climbed a tree were reluctant to take vaccines but took the jabs after they were convinced,” said Atul Dubey, Block Development Officer, Reoti.

Watch the viral video here:

#WATCH | Ballia, Bihar: Atul Dubey, Block Development Officer, Reoti says, "A man climbed a tree as he didn't want to take the vaccine, but agreed to take the jab after he was convinced by our team."

(Source: Viral Video) pic.twitter.com/aI054zh9Y4

— ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2022

In a similar video, a boatman from the same district got into a fight with a health worker who was trying to convince him to get the vaccine. The boatman can be seen refusing to take the jab as health workers kept trying to convince him.

“Let’s go, everyone is taking the vaccination,” the healthcare worker told the boatman, who kept repeating, “I will not take it,” after a few seconds he jumped from the boat and charged at the healthcare worker, pinning him to the ground.

The boatman then said, “I will throw you into the water” and tried to drag him to the water body.

Some locals then intervened in an attempt to stop the scuffle. Watch the video here:

#WATCH Boatman refuses to take vaccine, mishandles a health care worker

He was apprehensive initially but was convinced eventually to take vaccine. In another instance,a man climbed tree but took the vaccine eventually: Atul Dubey,Block Dev Officer,Reoti

(Source: Viral video) pic.twitter.com/fVk5BGbP46

— ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2022