India Today reporter Kumar Abhishek gets second dose of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin as part of Phase 3 India Today reporter Kumar Abhishek gets second dose of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin as part of Phase 3 trials India Today TV's Kumar Abhishek was the first journalist from Uttar Pradesh who opted for the clinical trials of Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin. He received the first dose in Kanpur on December 11. advertisement UPDATED: January 10, 2021 17:04 IST India Today TV reporter Kumar Abhishek receiving a shot of Bharat BioTech's Covaxin during its Phase 3 trials in Kanpur Kumar Abhishek, India Today TV reporter who is participating in Phase 3 of the clinical trials of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday. After he was administered two doses of the indigenous coronavirus vaccine within a span of 28 days, Kumar Abhishek is now being kept under observation.