COVID-19: Will not 'need' a second shot of vaccine, says Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij due to this reason

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first shot of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin at AIIMS on Monday (March 1), Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij took to Twitter and said that he will not 'need' a second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Today corona vaccine is starting for the people. Now there should be no hesitation at all. I will not be able to receive a dose as, after a Covid infection, my antibody count is 300 which is a lot. Maybe the trial vaccine I had taken had a role in that. I don’t need vaccine right now,” Vij tweeted in Hindi.

आज आम जनता के लिए कोरोना वैक्सीन शुरू होने जा रही है । सब को निस्संकोच लगवानी चाहिए । मैं तो नही लगवा पाऊंगा क्योंकि कोविड होने के बाद मेरी एंटीबाडी 300 बनी है जोकि बहुत ज्यादा है । शायद मैंने जो ट्रायल वैक्सीन लगवाई थी इसमे उसका भी योगदान हो । मुझे अभी वैक्सीन की जरूरत नही है ।

— ANIL VIJ MINISTER HARYANA (@anilvijminister) March 1, 2021

The minister had already taken a trial dose of Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine 'Covaxin' at a hospital in Ambala on November 20.  However, even after the vaccination, he tested positive for COVID-19 after 15 days and was later hospitalised.

India begins the third and the largest phase of vaccination drive against COVID-19 on March 1, which will reach out to around 27 crore of population aged above 60 or above 45 with comorbid conditions.

Meanwhile, the third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities begins from March 1.

Citizens can register and book an appointment for vaccination, using the Co-WIN 2.0 portal or through other IT applications such as Arogya Setu.

Registrations for COVID-19 vaccination on the Co-WIN 2.0 portal opened at 9 am on Monday. Interested citizens can register themselves at www.Cowin.Gov.In.