Last month, 67-year-old Anil Vij volunteered himself for Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine trial. The firebrand BJP leader had offered to be the first volunteer in the phase three trials for Covaxin

Both Pfizer and Moderna have admitted that taking their vaccines could result in side-effects similar to mild Covid symptoms such as muscle pain, chills and a headache

The 67-year-old BJP leader, who's also the home minister in the Khattar Cabinet, has requested everyone who might have come in his contact to get tested. He was the first volunteer in the phase three trials for Covaxin to get the vaccine shot