Two weeks after getting a trial dose of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. He took to his Twitter handle to share the news. He tweeted, "I have been tested Corona positive. I am admitted in Civil Hospital Ambala Cantt. All those who have come in close contact to me are advised to get themselves tested for corona."
On November 20, he was administered a dose of Covaxin at a hospital in Ambala, as part of its third phase trial. He had offered to be the first volunteer for the third phase trial of Covaxin.
"I will be administered trial dose of Coronavirus vaccine #Covaxin a Bharat Biotech product tomorrow at 11 am at Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt under the expert supervision of a team of Doctors from PGI Rohtak and Health Department. I have volunteered to take the trial dose," Vij had tweeted on November 20.
In October, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) gave permission to Bharat Biotech for conducting Phase-III clinical trial for Covaxin.