Gandhi hospital sanitation worker to get first Covid jab

The first dose of Covid vaccine Covishield, manufactured by Serum Institute, Pune, is expected to be administered to a sanitation worker at Gandhi Hospital on Saturday.

Senior health officials on Wednesday confirmed that out of a list of 30 healthcare workers from



Gandhi Hospital who were supposed to get the vaccinated on Saturday, the first dose will be administered to a sanitation employee. Officials also pointed out that Covaxin, the Covid vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, will not be administered to anybody on the first day.