THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Health Minister K K Shailaja may receive the Covid vaccine today. The chief minister will take the dose of vaccine at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College and the Health Minister at General Hospital. Indications are that both will receive Covishield vaccine.

The second phase of the vaccination began in the country yesterday. In most districts of Kerala, more people than expected were vaccinated yesterday. Those above 60 and people with specified comorbidities over 45 will be vaccinated in this phase.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice president Venkiah Naidu, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister of State Som Prakash, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and many others take the first dose of vaccine.