NEW DELHI: Kotak Mahindra Bank MD and CEO Uday Kotak on Tuesday took the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine. "Happy to share that I took the first shot of the vaccine this morning. Smooth and no pain," Kotak said in a tweet sharing his photograph while being administered the vaccine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi too took his first shot of vaccine, Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, on Monday. Modi, while tweeting about his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS on Monday, had congratulated doctors and scientists who have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against the coronavirus.
Bharat Biotech is the indigenous maker of COVID-19 vaccine. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan took the first dose of Covaxin on Tuesday. India opened up vaccination for those over 60 years and within the age bracket of 45 to 59 years with specified co-morbidities from March 1.