JANAKPURDHAM: Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Gyanendra Kumar Yadav has been administered first COVID-19 vaccine in Province 2 at the Provincial Hospital, Janakpurdham on Wednesday.

Minister Yadav was infected with COVID-19.

The nurse in-charge of the provincial hospital Sandhya Das and the medical superintendent of the hospital Dr. Pramod Yadav were inoculated against coronavirus following Minister Yadav.

The vaccination campaign has started with a priority to health workers and sanitation workers in Province 2.

After receiving the vaccine, Minister Yadav said he had no side-effect in the body following the vaccination, dismissing rumors surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.