Karnataka to write to Centre on reducing gap between doses of Covishield
The Hindu
Karnataka’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has asked the State government to write to the Centre seeking a reduction in the gap between two doses of Covishield.Following its meeting on Se
Karnataka’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has asked the State government to write to the Centre seeking a reduction in the gap between two doses of Covishield.
Following its meeting on September 19, the TAC has recommended that the gap between first and second doses of Covishield should be reduced from the existing 84 days to four to eight weeks that was the norm earlier.
“As the vaccine supplies have improved and in the context of a possible third wave in October–November, the gap should be reduced. This will help in rapidly increasing the coverage of the second dose and prevent the third wave,” the TAC report stated.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.