The Health and Family Welfare Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr C Vijayabaskar took Bharat Biotech's Covaxin shot.
He took the shot in Chennai on morning of January 22.
Dr C Vijayabaskar requested all to get vaccinated and safeguard themselves from COVID-19 pandemic.
Billed as the world's largest vaccination programme, covering the entire length and breadth of the country, the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase.
The mega COVID-19 vaccination drive began in India on January 16 (Saturday).
