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Covaxin a Two-dose Covid-19 Vaccine, Anil Vij Got Only First Dose: Union Health Ministry
Dais Newsfeed | 05/12/2020 07:08 PM | Click to read full article
Covaxin is a two-dose anti-coronavirus vaccine and Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, who had volunteered for its phase-three trial, was given only the first dose, the Union Health Ministry clarified on Saturday hours after the minister announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
On Saturday, the Union health ministry said, "The antibodies against the infection build up in a human being only after a specific number of days pass after the second dose of the vaccine is taken.”