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Corona virus disease has become a major health concern worldwide from its outbreak since 2019. Till today, it accounts for the 3.4% deaths around the world from its reported cases. The pandemic leads to development of various Covid-19 vaccines such as Covaxin, Covishield, Covovax, Sputnik V, Moderna etc. from worldwide pharmaceutical companies. Despite the usefulness of covid-19 vaccines and their protective action against severe infection still these are refused by many individuals. Some people have still not accepted the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines in their everyday life. However, some individuals accept covid-19 vaccines eventually. This study explores the covid-19 vaccination acceptance and enthusiasm among community members for vaccination drive. In this cross-sectional qualitative study, one hundred and thirty four individuals of Bathinda and nearby area were included. People were interviewed as per a semi structured questionnaire and the collected data was analysed statistically. One hundred and thirty-four patients were included in this study: 63.4 % female and 36.6 % male. Most of the volunteers i.e. 64.9 % were belong to 20-30 age group and same percentage community members belong to urban background. Nearly 70 % were educated from all 134 individuals. 91.8 % were fully vaccinated while only 84.3% people considered Covid-19 vaccination safe. Among all included members, 73.1% thought that corona virus vaccine effective however, 22.4% disagreed. The individuals thought that benefits of vaccination are more than its risks (71.6%), while 20.1% disagreed and 8.2 % had no idea about this. Some people (11.9%) were not agreed that vaccination could help to reduce further covid-19 infection but most of the members (79.1%) agreed to this notion. Almost one fourth individuals thought that vaccination could not prevent from future variants of covid-19 virus. However, still more than 80% people considered that vaccination should be mandatory for all human beings and they would also motivate other community members to get the covid-19 vaccination. Our most significant finding is that 85.8 % people thought that they would also motivate other community members to get the covid-19 vaccination. This finding in return suggested the acceptance of covid-19 vaccination among community. However, still more awareness regarding vaccination of Corona virus is needed to reach the 100% milestone.