<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, the Phase II clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), began at a medical college and hospital in Pune today.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to the Hospital officials, two male volunteers were administered the vaccine at Bharati Vidyapeeth's Medical College and Hospital post noon today.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, doctors at Bharati Vidyapeeth's Medical College and Hospital administered the first shot of the 'Covishield' vaccine to a 32-year-old man after his reports of COVID-19 and antibodies tests came out negative. Another 48-year-old male volunteer was also given the vaccine.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to details by the Medical Director of Bharati Vidyapeeth's Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Dr Sanjay Lalwani, the COVID-19 and antibodies tests were conducted on the five volunteers.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Of them, the reports of three volunteers' antibodies test came out positive so they became ineligible for today's trial.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The doctor informed that in all, 25 candidates will be given the vaccine in next seven days.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the Sangli district administration has initiated stringent action on the private hospitals which are asking to deposit advanced amount before admitting Covid positive patients.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Sangli district collector, Dr. Abhijit Choudhari said that the private hospitals cannot ask a patient to deposit advanced amount before his admission to the hospital.</span><br />''