Watch: This is how India is preparing for vaccine against coronavirus

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij was on Friday administered a trial dose of potential coronavirus vaccine Covaxin, becoming the first volunteer in the state for the third phase trial of the vaccine. The third phase trial of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin began in the state on Friday and the 67-year old senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader was administered the trial dose at the Civil Hospital at Ambala Cantt. Covaxin is being developed indigenously by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Meanwhile, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said he was confident that Covid-19 vaccine would be ready in the next three-four months and added that the priority to provide the same to 1.3 billion Indians would be based on scientific evaluation.