Health Minister tells those aged between 18 to 44 not to queue up for vaccination yet
The Hindu
Karnataka to procure 2 crore more doses of vaccine, in addition to 1 crore earlier
Officially announcing that the fourth-phase vaccination for those aged between 18 and 44 will not take off on May 1 as announced, Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar on Friday appealed to all beneficiaries in this category to refrain from visiting hospitals for vaccination from Saturday. Meanwhile, the State government had already placed orders for 1 crore doses of vaccines and on Friday it decided on placing orders for 2 crore more doses. “The manufacturers are yet to officially give us confirmation as to when they will be able to deliver. Till we intimate you, please do not visit hospitals although you have enrolled on the CoWIN portal,” the Minister said. He said the State will seek the Centre’s intervention in getting the stocks on priority for Karnataka, whiich is reporting a massive surge in cases. The State has an estimated 3.5 crore people in this category. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Thursday said that the fourth phase of vaccination will be taken up “in stages.”
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