Karnataka looks to administer 7 lakh vaccine jabs on Yoga Day
The Hindu
The State government has set itself an ambitious target of inoculating seven lakh people on Monday (June 21), on the occasion of International Day of Yoga.Speaking at a press conference after a consul
The State government has set itself an ambitious target of inoculating seven lakh people on Monday (June 21), on the occasion of International Day of Yoga. Speaking at a press conference after a consultation meeting with officials from the department as well as the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Health and Family Welfare Minister K. Sudhakar said ‘Lasika Mela’ would be launched on Monday as a special drive to cover all eligible groups: 18-44 age group, the over 45 age group, health workers, frontline workers, and vulnerable groups. “We have a stock of 14 lakh doses of vaccine and we have set a target to inoculate a minimum of five lakh and a maximum of seven lakh on Monday. Having administered more than 1.8 crore doses, Karnataka accounts for one in every 15 jabs administered in India, covering more than 6.6% of the total doses administered in India,” he added.More Related News