Union Minister Ramdas Athawale & his wife Seema Athawale took their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at JJ Hospital in Mumbai on Friday.
Earlier on Thursday, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray took his first shot of COVID vaccine.
India commenced its third phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive to inoculate people above 60 years and those over 45 with comorbidities against the coronavirus from March 1, the Central government has announced on February 25.
The eligible beneficiaries who are entitled to receive the Covid-19 vaccine from March 1, were able to register themselves on the Co-WIN platform from Monday onwards. The
Central government has created the Co-WIN application dedicated to monitor real-time management of Covid-19 vaccination across the country.