Over 240 centres readied for vaccination drive in Karnataka
Bengaluru: A total of 243 centres have been prepared for the launch of the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive across the state on January 16, including 10 centres in Bengaluru, Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said on Friday.
The Minister today held a video conference with Deputy Commissioners, Zilla Panchayat CEOs and district health officers regarding the vaccination drive.
Covishield vaccine will be distributed in 237 centres and covaxin in six centres--- Bellary, Shivamogga, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Chamarajnagar, and Davanegere, Sudhakar was quoted as saying by his office in a release.
Noting that Bengaluru Medical College was one of the sites where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the vaccination drive on Saturday, he said, another nine centres have been prepared in the state capital for the vaccination.
Some private hospitals like St Johns Medical college have also been included.
According to the Health Minister, 7,17,439 health warriors will be vaccinated in the initial phase.
"...we are aiming to vaccinate 24,300 people on the first day itself. We have 8,14,500 doses of vaccine and the initial phase is expected to complete within a week," he said.
Politicians would have been given the vaccine in the first phase, but health workers at the forefront in the fight against Corona will be given priority, the minister said.
Pointing out that there will be emergency medical service available at the site of vaccination if any side effects occur to anybody, Sudhakar claimed people were being misled by rumors spreading in social media.
"Only information provided in official government handles are authenticated."
Health warriors, police staff, and 'pourakarmikas' have been registered in the first phase, he said,
He requested people to take the vaccine without any fear as it was completely safe.
Ten walk-in coolers, 4 walk-in freezers, 3,210 ice lined refrigerators, 3,312 cold boxes, 46,591 vaccine carriers, and 2,25,749 ice packs were available for storing and transporting vaccines, he added.
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Hindus have consolidated, BJP will cross 135 seats in WB: Suvendu Adhikari after early trends
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he was confident that the Bharatiya Janata Party would form the government in West Bengal as early counting trends began to emerge.
Speaking after initial trends in the ongoing vote counting, Adhikari said the party was expecting to win more than 135 seats in the state.
He also claimed that Hindu votes had consolidated in favour of the BJP, which, according to him, would translate into victory for the party.
Counting of votes is currently underway, and official results are awaited.
