Evolve road map to complete two doses for all above 45 years: HC

The court noted that only 72% of health workers and 60% of frontline workers had received the second dose until May 6

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the State government to submit a road map on how it will vaccinate all eligible citizens above 45 years while orally observing that Karnataka appears to have begun COVID-19 vaccination without proper planning. It said the road map must contain how the government would complete the process of administering both the doses of vaccine to all the categories of health and the frontline workers, and all the citizens above 45 years of age; and also to ensure second dose for amongst these groups who are waiting for their second dose. A Special Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar also observed that the vaccination process in Karnataka may turn out to be ineffective if the present scenario continues as many citizens are yet to receive the second dose even after expiry of prescribed period of 4 to 8 weeks from the date of first dose.